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DOCUMENTARY
HISTORY OP THE STATE OF MAINE
VOL. IX
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The Baxter Manuscripts
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By JAMES PHINNEY BAXTER, A.M.
PUBLISHED BY THE MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AIDED BY
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PREFACE
I HAVE been encouraged to continue the publication of
my collection of Maine documents by the increasing use
which is being made of them by students of Maine history,
and as the present volume has to do with events which
occurred in a particularly critical and interesting period of
our history, I do not doubt that it will prove to be fully as
useful as preceding volumes. I have to apologise for the
reappearance on page 22, of this volume, of the short article
entitled "Alliance with Maquas Indians, etc.," which con-
cluded Volume VI of Documents. By an oversight it
reached the printer with other copy, and was printed before
attracting my attention.
JAMES PHINNEY BAXTER.
61 Deering Street,
Portland, Maine, January 1, 1907.
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
1G89 May 11 Letter from James Weems, . . . . 1
June G Proposals to the Convention, ....
June 27 Alliance with Maquas Indians to be renewed,
Letter from Thos Danforth.
June 28 Government in Maine Continued,
June 29 Commander of Volunteers to be appointed,
July 1 Letter from Samuel Appleton,
Wages of Volunteers, ....
July 2 Order to raise three hundred men,
Order relating to Maquas Indians, .
Order for Capt. Church to procure 100 Indians,
Mr John Stanton to procure aid,
Messengers to Plymouth & Connecticut,
Order for Relief of the Frontier Towns, .
Order for Encouraging Volunteers,
July 3 Order for strengthning frontier towns, &c,
Order relating to friendly Indians,
July 5 Letter from Wm Vaughan & Richd Waldron
from Cap* Gerrish's Garrison at Cocheca. .
July 11 Letter from Thomas Scottow,
July 12 Letter to Lt. James Weems,
July 14 Letter from Sam' Appleton,
July 15 Letter from Silvanus Davis and others, .
July 20 Letter from Elisha Andrews,
July 23 Letter from James Weems, ....
Letter from Sam: Wheelwright and others to
Maj. Frost,.
Petition of Jeremy Dummer, ....
Letter from Soldiers, .....
Letter from Major Frost and others,
Letter from Rob* Pike, ....
Letter Samuel Sherborne to Majr. Rob* Pike
Letter to Majr Chas Frost and others,
List of Soldiers that ran away from his Maj
estys forces,
Deposition of Lenox Beverly, ....
Letter from Silvanus Davis,
Order to raise six hundred men.
Order to take list of names,.
July
24
July
27
July
29
July
30
Aug.
2
Aug.
14
Aug.
17
Aug.
19
Aug.
20
2(3
22
22
23
24
2
2
3
4
5
5
6
6
7
8
8
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PAGE
1689 Aug. 20 Order to summon soldiers to appear before
court, 37
Aug. 21 Letter from Silvanus Davis, .... 37
Instructions for CoL John Pynchon and others, 38
Aug. 22 Order to send 25 men to Wells for relief of that
town, 39
Aug. 28 Letter from Silvanus Davis and others, . . 40
Letter from Silvanus Davis, .... 43
List of names, ....... 44
Aug. 29 Commission to Jeremiah Swayue Comandr in
chiefe, 45
Aug. 31 Order to post soldiers at Groton, Haverill and
Newichawannock, ...... 4G
Order to march soldiers to head quarters, . 47
Sept. 6 Order, relating to Major Sweyne his officers &
soldiers, ........ 70
Sept. 11 Letter from Silvanus Davis, .... 48
Sept. 12 Propositions made by the HonlJie Col' John Pyn-
chon and others, ...... 50
Sept. 13 Answer of the River Indians to Col\ John Pyn-
chon and others, 52
Sept. 14 Instructions for Major Jeremiah Swayne, . . .54
Sept. 15 Letter from Jeremiah Sweyen, ... 56
Sept. 16 Letter from Joseph Prout, 58
Sept. 17 Letter from Silvanus Davis, .... 00
Order to Mr. John Alden, Gl
Order to Major Benja Church, ... 61
Order to Capt Simon Willard, .... 62
Petition of John Day & others, ... 63
Oct. 8 Letter from Jer. Sweyne, 64
Oct. 15 Letter from Jer. Sweyne, .... 65
Oct. 16 Letter from Richard Martyn & others, . . 67
Oct. 17 "Letter from Maryland Re^l 17 Octo 1689." . 67
Oct. 24 Order, to withdraw troopers, .... 69
Oct. 25 Communication from the Commissioners for the
United Colonies, 70
Nov. 6 Order, relating to discharge of Soldiers & Indians, 71
Nov. 8 Order relating to Majr Sweyne his Officers and
Soldiers, 72
Letter from Isaac Addington to Major Sweyne, 73
Order in relation to payment of Soldiers, . . 74
Six Rates to be Levied for payment of Soldiers &c, 57
Nov. 13 Letter from Maj Sweyne, .... 76
1690 Aug. 27 Directions to Capt. Alden, 40
1699 May 27 Stephen Holden's Petition, .... 77
June 3 Josiah Parker's Petition, 78
June 15 Sami Austin's Petition, 80
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PAGE
1699 July 7 Petition of John Phillips & James Converse, . 82
Resolve in favor of Timothy Phillips & others, 84
July 8 Resolve in favor of John Phillips & James Con-
verse, ......... 83
1700 Jan. 4 In Council (rights of fishery on coast of Nova
Scotia), 85
Jan. 10 Report of liis Majesty's Council in relation to
Forts, 86
Feb. 19 John Wilson's Petition 92
Feb. 27 Committee for Eastern Claims, .... 94
Mar. 4 Saml Sewall and three otliers named for com-
mittee, 94
June 1.5 Report of Committee, 97
Answer to the Earl of Limerick's Petition, . 98
June 17 Letter from James Converse to John Leverett, . 98
Petition James Converse in behalf of John
Baker, 99
June 20 John Baker's Petition, 100
June 2."> Petition of James Gouge in behalf of Wells, . 103
June 20 Letter from the Select men of Berwick, . . 104
June 28 Tho^ Jackson's Petition, 102
Sept. 21 Notification sent to the Town of Kittery of the
Resolve of the Gen^ Assembly upon the petition
of the Inhabts of Berwick, . . . . 1C5
Benj Nason's Petition, ..... 100
1701 Feb. 2.5 John Wilson's Petition, 119
Mar. 25 Jos: Hammond &c. Petition relating to Imposi-
tion laid by ye Government of New Hampshire,
and Resolve tliereon, ..... 95
Apr. 9 Letter from Jacob Wyman, 107
Apr. 10 Letter to Vincent — a Bigot, .... 109
Apr. 28 Letter from Lt. Gov. Stoughton to Hon. Secretary
Vernon, 110
June 3 Letter from Lt. Gov. Stougliton to Hon. Secretary
Vernon, . • Ill
Letter from Lt. Gov. Stoughton to the Lords
Commissrs, 114
June 28 Petition of Nicolas Gowen & James Plaisteed in
behalf of Kittery and York, .... 118
Answer to above Petition, ..... 119
Oct. 18 Letter to Con. Phip Esqr 121
1702 Mar. 9 His Excell^^js Speech to the Assembly, . . 124
Mar. 10 Letter from the Governor, .... 125
Mar. 16 Resolve concerning Edw<_i Toogood, . . . 127
June 9 Petition of Abraham Preble in belialf of York, 128
Answer, ......... 129
June 27 John Hathorue, Joliii Pliillips I't others ai)pointed
committee, ....... 130
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1702 Oct. 13 Joseph Bane's Petition, 136
Oct. 21 Report of the Committee concerning Peniaquid, 1.30
Governor's Speech, 133
Governor's Speech, 134
Oct. 27 Return of the Committee of the Council and rep-
resentatives refering to the fort at Pemaquid, 135
Nov. 3 The Council asking a Conference, . . . 137
Nov. 4 Order for a Conference about Pemaquid Fort, 138
Nov. 10 Message from the Representatives referring to
Pemaquid, 138
Nov. 17 Message from the Kei)resentatives about a Com-
mittee to prepare an Address and Memorial to
Her Majesty, 139
Nov. 18 Order for Committee to prepare an Address &c
about Pemaquid &c, 139
1703-4 Feb. — Copy of Major Hilton's Journal, .... 140
Mar. 20 Petition of John German, .... 143
Aug. 5 Letter from C0I9 Dudley to the Board, . . 145
Sept. 10 List of Wounded persons under care of John
German in Casco fort, 150
Sept. 15 Letter from Col Dudley to the Board, . . . 151
Sept. 18 Copy of C0I9 Romers MemV to the Govt , . 157
Oct. 4 Certificate of Capt. Simon Willard, . . . ICO
Oct. 27 Letter from Coll Dudley to the Board, . . 160
Governor's Speech, 162
Nov, 8 Petition of the Town of York, . . . 167
Petition of Joseph Bean, 162
Nov. 10 Petition of John March & An Acct. of what
he lost by the Indians and French, . . 164
Nov. 19 In the House of Representatives, Resolve con-
cerning Col. John March, 167
Nov. 20 Letter from Shadrach Walton, . . . 178
1703 Dec. 1 Answer to Petition of the Town of York, . . 168
Representatives Answer about Pemaquid and
Salaries Sent up Nov. 16, 1703, ... 169
Petition of John Wheelwright in behalf of Wells, 172
Answer to Petition, ...... 173
Dec. 2 " Representatives Address to his Excellcy for the
Redressing of several things therein mention^
present*! and read Deer 2d 1703," . . 170
A List of the Persons receiving money ordered
by ye General Court out of State Tax, . . 174
1704 Apr. 19 His Exce^ys Speech April !!•, 1704. . . 185
Apr. 20 Letter from Col. Dudley to the Board, . . 179
May 29 Petition of Samuel Gill & Benjn Hutchins, . 186
June 7 Petition of Lewis Bane in behalf of York, . . 187
June 14 Answer to Petition, 188
Oct.
24
Nov.
1
Nov.
9
Nov.
10
Nov.
29
Dec.
27
Feb.
IT>
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1704 July 13 Letter from Col: Dudley to the Board, relating
to ye State of Massachusetts Bay, . . . 189
Copy of the Address of the Assembly of New-
England to Her Majesty setting forth their Rea-
sons for not complying with her Commands
for building a Fort at Pemaquid &c — and for
setling a Salary on the Gov^ and Lieut. Govr , 198
Petition of the Town of Wells, ... 201
Petition of Inhabitants of Town of York, . . 204
Petition of W™ Briar, 206
Resolve in the House of Representatives concern-
ing William Briar, ...... 207
Petition of Selectmen of Kittery, . . . 207
27 His Excellency's Speech, 209
1705-6 Feb. li> Letter from the Gentlemen concerned in provid-
ing Masts to the Board, relating to the care of
Col: Dudley for promoting that work, . 209
1705 Feb. — A Memorial from New=Engld, relating to the
French Settlements in Canada, . . . 211
217
218
220
213
214
215
221
223
223
225
224
226
228
229
May 31 His Excellency's Speech, ....
Isles of Shoals — Petition, ....
June 6 Isles of Shoals — Petition,
June 8 Petition of Arthur Beal ....
June 9 Resolve in answer to Petition, .
June 19 Petition of Lewis Bane & Joseph Hill,
June 27 Abatement of Tax to York and Wells, .
June 29 Kittery Abatement,
June 30 Resolve concerning the Kittery Abatement,
Sept. 5 Governor's Speech,
Sept. 6 Message to the Governor,
Sept. 11 Answer to the Governor's Speech,
Oct. 24 His Excellency the Governrs Speech,
1706 Jan. 2 Letter to Capt. " Dufcolliaun," .
Jan. 15 Letter to Mr Sheafe, D. Collector, ... 229
Letter from Gov. Joseph Dudley to Secretary
Addington, ....... 231
1706-7 Mar. 22 Letter from Gov. Dudley, .... 231
Apr. 10 His Excellency the Governor's Speech, . . 232
June 6 Petition of Jos. Hamond 233
July 31 Letter — Pehl Whittemore to Andrew Beiiher, . 233
Aug. 8 Order in favor of the widow of Jeremiah Jordan, 235
1707 May 13 Speech of the Governor, 235
June 17 Letter from Francis WainwriglU to Gov. Dudley, 236
June 24 Letter from W. Dudley to Gov. Jos. Dudley, . 238
Letter from Capt. Charles Stucley, . . . 239
June 28 Letter from Capt Charles Stucley, . . .240
Letter from William Dudley, .... 241
Letter from C0I9 John March, .... 242
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1707 July 1 Letter from J. Dudley, to Capt Charles Stucley, 243
July 17 Letter from W. Dudley to Joseph Dudley, . 244
Aug. 15 Letter from Col. Francis Wainwright, . . 245
Dec. 3 Representation to His Excellency about the
Forces, 246
Governor's Speech, 248
1708 May 10 Vote, giving William Pepperrell liberty to erect
mill, 248
June 19 Petition of Wm Pepperrell, 248
Oct. 7 Letter from J. Dudley, 250
1708-9 Mar. 1 Letter from J. Dudley Govr of the Mass.
Bay, 251
Mar. 27 Letter from Mr Bridger, 266
1709 Feb. 3 Letter from Joseph Dudley, .... 289
Feb. 4 Copy of Letter to Cap* Samii Moodey, . .289
Feb. 7 Petition of David Jeffries, .... 287
Feb. 9 Petition of Thomas Willis 286
1709-10 Jan. 0 Colo Noyes letter abt Snovz-Shoes, . . . 272
Letter Rob* Pike to Capt. Benj. Larriby, . 273
Jan. 27 Letter from Captp Moody, 274
Jan. 29 Letter from Josiah Littlefield, . . . 276
Letter from Josiah Littlefield to Thomas Barber, 277
Letter from Josiali Littlefield to Captn Moody, . 277
1709 Jan. 31 Letter from Colonel Dudley, Govr of New Eng-
land, ......... 278
1799-10 Feb. 11 Letter from Capt. Samuel Moodey to Governor
Joseph Dudley, 290
Feb. 14 Letter from J. Dudley, Governor, . . . 291
Letter from Capt. Andrew Robinson, . . . 292
Feb. 15 Letter from Govr Joseph Dudley to Capt, Sam'i
Moody, 292
Letter from Isaac Addington, to Col. Partridge, 294
May 25 The Governor's Speech, 296
July 13 Speech to the Assembly, 297
Aug. 17 Letter from Mr Bridger, 298
1710-11 Jan. 4 Appraisal of Mr. John Stover's Shallop, . 299
1710 July 13 Capt. Samuel Moodey to Gov. Joseph Dudley, 300
July 15 Capt. Samuel Moodey to Gov. Joseph Dudley, .301
July 19 Governor's Speech, ...... 302
July 20 Capt Samuel Moodey to (rovr Joseph Dudley . 302
Aug. 17 John Usher Esqr to Board of Trade and Planta-
tions, .303
Nov. 1 Account of capture of small French vessell, . 366
Nov. 25 John Usher to the Secretary of State, . . 305
1711-12 Mar. 12 Memorial of the inhabitants of the Middle part
of Kittery, 307
Mar. 23 Col. Thad Walton to Gov. Dudley, . . . 308
Capt. Samuel Moodey to Gov. Joseph Dudley, 310
June
2
Oct.
—
Nov.
7
Jan.
3
Jan.
6
Jan.
17
Jan.
26
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1711 June 2 Petition of Lewis Bane, 311
" Return of the Laying out the Head bounds of
Kittery present. Octtob. 1711/' . . . 312
Petition of Lewis Bane in behalf of York, . 313
Answer to Petition, 315
1712 Jan. 3 Capt. Sami Moodey to Gov. Dudley, . . 315
Capt. Samuel Moodey to Gov. Dudley, . . 316
Govr Dudley to Capt. Sam\ Moodey, . . 317
Govr Joseph Dudley to Col, Walton, . . .319
Gov. Dudley to Capt. Sam" Moodey, . . 320
July 28 Letter from Commissfs of ye Indian Affairs, New
York, to Col. Sanil Partridge, . . . .321
Aug. 25 Col. Richard Waldron to Govr Dudley, . . 322
Sept. 6 Col. Richard Waldron to Govr Joseph Dudley, . 324
Sept. 18 Col. John Wheelwright and John Lane to Govr
Dudley, 322
Elisha Plaisted to his Father, . . . .326
Sept. IS Col. Richard Waldron to Gov. Joseph Dudley, 327
Ichabod Plaisted to Gov. Dudley, ... 328
Sept. 22 Col. Richard Waldron to Govr Dudley, . . 330
Sept. 26 Letter from Geo. Vaughan to Gov, Dudley, . 331
Sept. 30 Gov. Dudley to Col. Partridge, .... 332
12 Letter from Gov. Dudley to Capt. Moodey, . 332
Sabastian Rale to Capt. Samuel Moody, . . 334
Letter from Gov. Dudley to the Board, . . 335
Letter from Lieut, Joseph Been to (rovr Dudley, 338
Letter from Capt. Saml Moodey to Gov. Dudley, 339
John Wentworth to Gov. Dudley, . . . 340
Thos. Coram to the Earl of Orford, . . 342
Further Proposals from Mr. Coram, . . . 345
Estimate of charge for settling in New Colony, 347
Extracts from Letter from Jeremiah Dummer to
Secretary Addington, 348
^lemorial relating to New Hampshire Province, .349
Committee to prosecute Settlements, &c, . . 351
Memorial of Sir Bibye Lake, .... 352
A Perticular of the Lands Claimed by S. Bibye
Lake and otlier Proprietors in New England
Extracted out of the Indian Purchase Deeds, 354
Apr. 27 Letter from Capt. John Gyles to Gov. Samuel
Shute, 355
May 19 Letter from John Lane to Gov. Shute, . . 357
June 6 Memorial of Thomas Coram, , , . . 357
June 13 Petition of sundry Proprietors of Falmouth, . 361
June 22 Letter from Gov. Shute to the Kennebeck Indians, 363
Nov. 29 Deposition of Richard Pearce, , , . . 363
Dec. 5 Solicitor General's Letter, . , . , 371
Nov.
12
Nov.
18
Dec.
2
Dec.
8
Dec.
10
1713
July
20
1714
Oct.
10
1714-15
Feb.
15
1715
Apr.
5
May
25
1717
Jan.
22
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1717
Dec. 18
1717-18 Feb.
24
1718 Feb.
13
Feb.
21
Apr.
15
May
28
June 12
June
July
Dec.
Dec.
1710 Jan.
June
Sept.
Sept.
1719-20 Jan.
1720-21 Feb.
Aug.
July 14
July
Aug.
Sept.
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
May 1
10
PAGE
Solicitor General's Report upon Several Claims
and Pretensions to some Land between New
England & Nova Scotia,
Petition on behalf of the people proposing to set-
tle the land lying between the Province of Main
in New England & Nova Scotia in America,
Letter from J. Burchett,
Gov. Samuel Shute "to the Jesuit at Norigwalk,"
Letter from J. Bridger to the Board,
Report of Committee appointed to consider the
Memorial of Ellisha Cook,
Petition of J. Wellington & others,
A Copie of An Act proposed to preserve his Maj-
esties Woods, .......
Memorial of Proprietors, &c of Falmouth,
The right of Massachusetts to the Province f)f
Maine, vindicated,
Letter from Mr. Bridger to tlie Board complain-
ing of the disobedience of the people to the
Acts for preserving the woods, etc.,
Advice of Committee to regulate Settlements &c.
Letter from Mr. Bridger, .....
Captain Cyprian Southack to Mr. Popijle enclos-
ing various papers, .....
Letter from J. Wentworth to Gov. Shute, .
Letter from W. Lowndes to Mr. Popple,
Extract of a Letter from Cap: Smart, .
Extract of a Letter from Nath'l Shannon to
George Vaun, •
Report of John Wheelwright, ....
Report from Richd West concerning woods in
Province of Maine — America,
Letter from George Vaughan to Secry Craggs,
Letter from M. Secry Craggs, ....
Cajit John (jyles to Gov. Shute,
Letter from Major Joseph Hammond to Gov.
Shute, 443
Letter from Josei)h Heath & John Minot to Gov.
Shute,
Lewis Bane to Gov. Samuel Shute,
Edw: Hutchinson to Gov. Shute,
Letter from Jeremiah Dummer, ....
Cyprian Southack to Mr. Popple, relating to the
boundaries between the French and English in
those parts, .......
Evidences referring to Sam'l Martin's Land,
Deposition of John Pearce, ....
John Wheelwright and others to (Jov. Shute,
367
373
373
374
383
384
385
414
386
388
417
423
424
426
429
430
433
432
434
436
440
441
442
446
448
449
449
430
451
452
454
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1720-21
Aug. 10
Aug. 17
Aug. 25
Sept. 22
1721
June 5
June 19
July 8
July 10
Sept. 8
Oct. 10
1722-23
Jan. 24
Jan. 31
Feb. 25
Feb. 27
Feb. 28
Mar. 8
Mar. 20
Mar. 22
PAGE
John (iyles to Gov. Shute, .... 4.o6
Letter from J. Wentworth to Uov. Shute, . . 457
Letter from J. Wentworth 459
Rich'l Waldron to L* (Jov^ Dummer & Council, . 458
J. Adams to lion. Paul Dudley, . . . 460
Capt Sami :Moodey to Gov. Shute, . . .462
Capt Samuel Moodey to Gov. Shute, . . 463
Capt Samuel Moodey to Gov. Shute, . . . 464
J. Wentworth to Gov. Shute 465
Letter from Tendleton Fletcher 406
Letter from Wm. Pepperrell Junr to Josiah
Willard, 467
Col. Thos Westbrook to Lt (Jov. Dummer, . 468
Lt. Gov. Dummer to C0I9 Westbrook, . . 468
Johnson Harmon to Lt. Gov. Dummer, . . 469
Thos Westbrook to Lt. Gov. Dummer, . . 471
John Penhallow to Lt. Gov. Dummer, . . 472
William Hilton to Lieut. Gov. Dummer, . 473
Lieut Gov. Dummer to Capt. Johnson Harmon, 474
Lieut Gov. Dummer to Capt. Penhallow, . . 475
Josiah Willard, Secry, to Capt. John Penhallow, 476
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
OF THE
SXATK OF MAINE
Letter from Jame» Weems.
Pemaquid May IV'' 89
Hon'' Gen*men
This day ariued a party from new Dartmouth to Take this
Fort and Seize us, not meeting w*^ anny resistance, I being
willing to have Rendred it up before, had p'"ticuler Orders
bin sent from yo"^ Hands or a line from S'' Edmonds Andross
who posted me here, neither shall any man be more Readyer
to p'sew the Entrest of y® true protistant Religion w*^'* I eur
profest from my infancy. Not two hours before this fell out
M'' Gullison a Rived from Casco Who brought w*^ him the
Declaration of y^ English peers, w*"^ was so great a Sattisfac-
tion y* I immediately went to M"" Gullison & ingaged his
shallop to have represented to yo"^ Hono'" the affairs of these
parts, of w*'^ by M'' Brookhoven yo'' Hono"^^ will be enformed
& also of o"^ Readyness to have comeplied to yo"^ Desires.
Gen*men I hope you will not beliue y' I am in the Least
vn willing or vnready to appear & answ"^ what may be objected
against me in Remaining here w*^ Maj"^ Brockets, my selfe
w*** others Gen^men I not adhearing w**^ him, in opinion no''
burners, yet being obliged to stay in y® Fort, it being my
Debt w'^^ I shall Honorably mamtain & Defend against all
Enemies in Vindication of the Protestant Relisfion &, the
2 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
maintainers thereof in the meantime Expecting to hear from
r-
I Remain
Yo' Hono"^ Obedient Ser*
James Weems
Superscribed./.
To the Hono*''^^ Simon Bradstreet Esq^
President of the councill of Safety and
other Gentlemen of the Councill
at Boston.
Letter from Sam^ Appleton,
July 1, 1689.
May it please yo' hon'"s
We are continually recieving information of the increase
of y® enemy* Numbers :
We hear Cap* Broughton was Last Saturday shott down
going to Nichewanick:
As for ourselves I find great heaviness in our peoples
motion ; we have not one man Come fro Lynn & are informed
from Cap* Marshall that none will come :
From Salem we have but 6 men : wherefore I am necessi-
tated to Craue further Assist*^ & Direction from yo'' hon'^s —
& shall remain
Yo'^ Hono" hum''^ serv*
Sam" Appleton
Ips July 1 : 89 /
Wages of Volunteers.
Boston: pr** : July: 1689.
Whereas the Convention of the Governo' and Councill and
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 3
Representatives of the massachusetts Colony are given to
understand that sundry of the Inhabitants of Newbury and
other Towns Adjacent do willingly offer themselves to go
forth in pursuit of the Indian Enemy, haveing lately com-
mitted depradations and Mischiefes at Cochecha.
For Encouragm* to any that shall voluntarily undertake
so good a service ; Its agreed that all those who shall will-
ingly offer themselves to that service may Expect to receive
Eight pounds g head for eveiy fSghting man that shalbe by
them taken or destroyed to be paid in or as mony out of the
publique Treasury besides the Indian plunder taken to be
their own. The party or party's so going forth to be put
under suitable Conduct.
Voted by the Representatives in the
afli'"tive
Attests Ebenezer Prout Clerk
Consented to by y^ Governo'' and
Councill. pr° July, 1689
Is* Addington Sec'^
Order, July 2, 1689.
Ordered that three hundred men be forthwith raysed and
detached out of the severall County* in proportion following
Viz' Boston Regiment Sixty — Suffolk South Regiment
Sixty — Essex lower Regiment Seventy Essex Upper Reg-
iment Sixty — Middlesex lower Regiment, ffifty — to be put
under meet conduct for the Security and Safeguard of the
out Frontier Towns as well within this Colony as the East-
ern parts, and for the distressing and destruction of the
Indian Enemy as they shall have Orders and oppertunity.
Warrants to be forthwith issued by the Secretary unto the
4 DOCUMBNTAKY HISTORY
Majors or Comanders in Chiefe of the said severall Regiments,
Requiring them to grant out their warrants unto the Cap-
tains of the severall Company^ in their respective Regiments
to detach or Impress a certain number of Souldiers out of
Each Company by an Equal proportion well appointed with
Armes & Amunition to be at their place of Rendezvous by
ffriday next the ffifth of July instant or sooner at Newbury
or where else y® Majors shalbe directed The Governo'" and
Councill to Nominate and Comissionate Suitable Comanders
for them, and to give Orders and Instructions, for their dis-
posal and proceeding.
Voted by the Representatives in the
affirmative.
July 2<i 1689 /
Attests Ebenezer Prout : Clerk
Consented to by the Governo'" and Councill
2^ July : 1689.
Is?' Addington Sec'^
Order relating to Maquas Indians
July 2, 1689.
That the Maquas bee improued for the destruction of our
Enemy Indians and for their Incouragement to pay them
eight pounds for every fighting mans head or Scalpe they
shall bring in And that vpon our treating with them wee
present them with fifty pounds for renewing and Confirming
our fonner friendship with them : And that forthwith A
Meet person bee dispatched to Conecticutt to Joyne with
OF THE STATE OF MAESTE 5
those in that Collony whome they see meet to send to the
Maquas for that purpose.
Voted by the Representatives in the affirmative.
Nemine contra dicente
July 2'^: 1689
Attests Ebenezer Prout Clerk
Order for Capt. Church to procure 100 Indians^
July 2, 1689.
It is ordered by the Representatives y* Cap* Benj. Church
of New Bristoll be sent unto and intreated to use his Endeav'',
to procure A hundered Indians Inhabiting y® Colony of New
Plimouth of such as he may think fit for service against o""
Indian Enemie to be und'' the Command of s*^ Capt Church
July 2^: 1689:
Attests
Ebenezer Prout Clerk
Consented to by the Governo'
and Councill
Is^ Addington Sec^'y
Mr. John Stanton to procure aid.
It is ordered that M'' Jn° Stanton be Intreated to procure
A hundered or more of fighting men of the Mohegens &
pequots to be improved against o"^ Coinon Indian Enemie, to
be und' the Command of s*^ m^ Stanton,
July 2"^ 1689 : Voted in the affirmative by the
Representatives
Attests Ebenezer Prout : Clerk
Consented to by y® Govern'' and Councill
July 2^1 1689
Is* Addington Sec''^
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Messengers to Plymouth ^ Connecticut.
That messengers be forthwith dispatched to plymouth and
Connecticut Colonies to desire their advice and assistance
in y® present Expedition ag' y^ Indian Eniniies
Voted by the Representatives in the affirmative
Attests Ebenezer Prout : Clerk
July 2" : 1689
Consented to by the Govern' & Councill
3° July 1689
Is^ Addington Sec''^
Order for Relief of the Frontier Towns.
July 2, 1689.
ffor the releife of y*" frontier towns, exposed to many fears,
being in continual! danger of being surprised by th' enemy
Its ordered by the Gov' & Councill, & Representatives now
assembled That y® Comanders of the severall Regim'* do
forthwith give notice to y^ Cap*^ of their troops to meet with
them, & Consult how the troopers may be disposed &
improved as may best conduce to y^ reliefe & comfort of
those y* are indangered. And the troopers as well those
more remote from the frontier Towns as those y* belong unto
them so to be ordered as that they may Joyn together in
scouting upon y^ outside of the frontier Towns, in such wise
as that they may observe the motions of y® Enemy & give
notice of danger to y® Towns or farmes adjac' as any may
OF THE STATE OF ]VLA.rNE 7
appear: & they are also impowered to Kill & Destroy y*
Enemy as any opportunity shall p'sent
Voted in the affirmative by tlie Representatives
Attests Ebenezer Prout Clerk
July 2" 1689/
Consented to by the Govemo"" & Councill
Is'^ Addington, Sec'"^
Julv 2<i 1689.
Order for Encouraging Volunteers.
July 2, 1689.
That forthwith Drums be beaten up in Boston And Towns
Adjacent for volenteirs to Goe forth for the succour and
releife of our Neighbours and ffreinds At pascattaqua
destressed by the Indian Enemies and for the destruction of
s*^ Enemies and for their incouredgment they shall have Lib-
erty to nominate theire officers, And shall receive out of the
publicke treasury Eight pounds ffor every fighting mans
head or scalpe that they shall bring in, and Care shall bee
taken for theire provision And whatever Indian plunder falls
into theire hands shall be theire owne
July 2^ 1689
Voted in the affirmative by the
Representatives
Attests Ebenezer Prout Clerk
Consented to by the Governo'^ and Councill
Is* Addington Sec^^
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Order for strengthning frontier towns, ^e.
Boston 3° July 1689
The Inhabitants of Dunstable haveing represented to the
Convention of the Governo"" and Councill and Representa-
tives of the Massachusetts Colony, their great fears and
apprehentions of Dangers of a Sudden Surprise or Attacque
of the Indian Enemy, And understanding that your Troop is
rallying this day at Cambridge you are hereby desired and
Ordered forthw'^ to dispatch two party's of twenty Each out
of youi- Troop well appoynted with Armes and Amunition,
one party for Dunstable and the other for Lancaster for the
Releife and Succor of those places, and to Scout about the
heads of those Towns and oth*" places adjacent to discover
and observe the Enemy* Motion, and to take surprize or
destroy them as you shall have oppertunity; Order being
taken for the raising of men for the Strengthning of the
Frontier Towns and Suppressing of the Enemie, whereby the
s* partys may be releived in three or four days.
To Cap"^ Thomas Prentis
At Cambridge
These
Voted in the affirmative by the Representatives
Attests Ebenezer Prout Clerk
Consented to by the Governo'' and Councill.
= Is^ Addington Sec'^^
Order relating to friendly indians.
July 3, 1689
Its Ordered that y® declaraccon referring to the Indians in
amity with us be forthwith published unto them by Cap*
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 9
Tho : Pi'entice, & M'' Noah Wiswall, who are ordered to
repayre to their plantaccon at Puncapaugs & Natick & when
called together prudently to discourse them referring to y"^
own circumstances, in this time of Hostility with their
Country men o'' Enemyes, and to lett them know y'' own
Security is the intent of the Courts sending unto them, And
if they shall choose to abide m their seQall plantaccons for
safeguard of their corn &c the Gov"^ & Councill will then at
the publ : charge choose & send some meet persons to reside
among them, under whose conduct they must yeeld thems :
or if they can propound any better expedient that will be
more effectuall for their security, the Gov'' & Councill will
consider thereof
Also to propound to them y* y^ Indians w*"" are among y^
English from Peny Cook wamesit &c : may come & sojourn
among them during y^ p''sent distresse
3'^ July 1689 Voted by the Representatives in the affirmative
Attests Ebenezer Prout Clerk
Consent^ to by the Governo' & Councill
3° July 1689. Is? Addmgton Sec^
Letter from W"^ Vaughan ^ Rich'^ Waldron From Cap*-
Grerrish's Garrison at Coeheca
S'"" July 1689
May it please yo' Hon''.
On Wensday evening Maj"" Appleton w*'' Between 40 &
50 men (most of Ipswich) Arrived here Accompanied w"'
Maj' Pike & yesterday morning w"' w* additional force wee
could make march't into the woods upon the track of the
enemy abt 12 miles to make wliat discovery they could but
retum'd in in y* Evening w^^ out any further discovery Save
y* dead body of one of the captive men they carried hence,
nor Since o"" last has any of the enemy been Seen hereab*
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thd fear wee shall not long be qviet but doubtlesse the mam
body are w*^drawn to a Considerable distance.
We cannot but gratefully acknowledge yo'^ hon"^* Favour
in takeing Such care for o'' releif & Assistance & are bold
heartily to pray the continuance of the Same w"'out w*^^ we
cannot possibly Subsist, in o"" last wee humbly offer'd o"'
Opinion of the necessity of a Small pty of men whereby o""
people may be inabled to p'^serve their feilds & Cattle & the
s** Souldiers ready upon any assault here or elswhere, to
march to their assisstance W'^ may Contribute much to y*
p'"servation of y® Country & facilitate y® doeing Some Service
agst ye Enemy w*'*' wee are Comonly too late for. Wee have
Obtain'd of Maj'' Appleton w^^ his comp*^ ( who w*^ not Stay
w^'^out him ) to continue w*" us at p^'sent ( the rest being
Voluntiers w** be under no comand & Soe are all w^'^drawn )
& must beg upon his removal another Supply else o"^ people
willbe utterly discourag'd & necessitated to qvitt their Sta-
tions at last, for o' Neighb" hereab* can yeild us noe assist-
ance, Expecting daily y® Enemies assault on y™ soe are Stand-
ing on their own Guard. Wee beg pdon for this trouble &
remain
Much Hon''' Yo"^ most humble Serv*®
= W"" Vaughan
Richard Waldron
Letter from Thomas Scottow
Black p» ll^** July 1689 post Merid
Honor^^^ Gentlemen,
These may Inform your Honours, that this Morning about
nine of the Clock ante Merid - the Indians, Attacqued our
Town of Scarborough, Killed one Man about a Q"^ of a Mile
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 11
from Leif* Hunniwells Garrison, fired five houses one Barn
next adjacent, gave them a Volley, laded two horses with
Corn, marcht off. This day a Post from ffalmoth gives
Acc°, that several! Gunns from North Yarmouth was heard,
& an Allarm their given, two Swine killed on M" Gendle*
Plantation, and Severall firings on Cheboog Island, the Enimy
their deemed to be near them, Gentlemen if you please to
Consider our Townes ( as our Town of Scarborough ) without
your Assistance will be disserted, when our Men cutt off
then too late & being in great disorder & no greater Sign of
Ruin, & all for want of Assistance to See Commands per-
formed (being the Epedemicall distemper of this Province of
Main) without Some Speedy Supply of Men and Ammuni-
tion for us, it is Impossible for us to gett in our harvests
(& no greater Crops for this Many Yeares Seen) If your
Selves See Cause to Releive us with Some Quantity of men
and Amminition, to Offend our Enimy, defend our Selves,
so that we may be able to Serve our God, our King, and
Countrey in that respect will be of great Incouragement.
Without your Speedy Assistance or Commands, our Town
will draw off, having not forty men fitt for Service & three
Garrisons,
The Premises I thought good to Acquaint your honours
with the greatest Expeditio & make bold to Subscribe
Your Honours
humble Servant
Tho: Scottow:
Letter to Lt. James Weems.
Boston 12° July. 1689./.
Lt. Weems
Yo^s of y*" 23^'' of June ult came to hand being in a different
Style from yo'' service, notwithstanding all Encouragem*
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given yo" by the Convention here to continue yo" Post in
that place. Ordering that yo"" selfe and Souldiers should be
continued in the Kings Pay the Inhabitants haveing also
desired yo'' stay there in yo' Comand which in yo"^ former
yo" seem'd to be contented with, though now intimate that
yo"^ Expectations are raysed with hopes of some greater
advantage and Hono"^ and y' yo'' dependance is elsewhere
resolving to take yo'' ffortune with y® Gent" now under Con-
finment the Reasons induceing thereto are with yo"^ Selfe,
yet you might do well to consider how honorable or safe it
may be for yo*^ to leave yo'' Post & desert their Ma"®^ Garri-
son to be exposed to the Enemy, whenas yo" haue all
Encouragemt for pay and Supplies now sent by M"^ Hobby,
of Provisions and Clothing, the Convention haveing agreed
to continue yo' selfe and Souldiers there under yo** in the
Kings pay, and past y^ same by their Vote, M'' James Cooke
infonhing that yo" did not so cleerly understand what was
formerly written to yo" about yo' pay, which yo" may please
to understand is fully agreed to by an Unanimous consent of
the whole and that care be taken for y® preservation of that
place, and of, their Ma*'*^' Subjects and interest there ; which
if notwithstanding you do resolve to continue no Longer
there, please to give yo" direct Answer therein that so Order
may be taken to comit that comand to some other meet
person.
By order of the Governo^ &
Councill Is*^ Addington Sec'^
Letter from Sam^ Appleton.
Cochecho 14*'^ July 1689
Much Hon^'i
I have yo's of the 11*^ Ins* where in you are pleased to
Aduise ( vpon my remouall ) to leaue the imprest men here
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 13
vnder y" Conduct of Lif* Greenleaf now you may please to
know y* of Imprest men here are only 10 from Salem & 6
from Rowley, w*^'' with the 20 that came last make but 36
and M"^ Greenleaf not being here, know not his inclination to
this affair, & should I leaue those 36 they are so \Tigernable,
would doe but little Seruice for Newbery men here are none
those that came were Volenteers and fortw"' more Willingly
returnd home, so that I humbly propose in order to securing
the people that are here left & p'serving the place that an
addition of 34 men to those 36 w*'' a Discreet Conduct may
Suffice at p^sent for this place, w'^'^ I beg yo'^ Hon" to Con-
sid"^ and favor me with an answare forthwith for besides the
Afflicting prouidence of God vpon my family befor I came
from home in bereauing me of 2 children, I have Just now
adwize of the Death of a third together with the indisposition
of my wife & the exterordinary illness of another of my chil-
dren all which necessitates my hasting home, however I am
so Disposed to the Defence of the Countrey and the p'^serva-
tion of this place in order to it y* am very vn willing to give
y* people of this place any discoragment by my remoueall till
I have yo"" Hon*"* Answare, hereto w""^ I humbly pray you to
hasten w**^ all expedition and if you se cause to send yo''
possetiue order for the stay of those men of Salem & Rowley
that were Imprest men, who are full of Expectation of return-
ing home w"* me, as to the enemy we have no appearance of
any Considerable number, but Sundery Skulking rougues are
Daily Seen both here at Kittery & oyster river o"^ Employ
ment here hath been to rang the Wods and to Guard «Sc
assist the people in getting in there corn which we are still
Daily psueing this w*'^ my Humble Service is all at psent
from you'^ Humble Serv* Sam^^ Apple ton
14 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Letter from Silvanus Davis ^ others.
ffalmoth tS*'^ July 1689
Honoured Jentellmen.
Thes in humble Submetion Com to Acquainte yo'" Honour's
that vpon the 13"^ of this Instant M^ John Allding Arived
at this plase with thirty Souldiers which hee Landed being
parte for the Relefe of North yarmoth & p''te for this towne
the one halfe Sill Davis Dispatched Immediatly to North
yarmoth in a shallop with provetions & Amonetions & what
else needfull for thaire p^'sent nesesety the other halfe
according to orders are Logded in this forte the apperance
of such Releefe hath put new Life in many of ou'' peopell &
more espeshely a belefe that as yo'' Honors have begon soe
you will Contenew yo'^ favourable assistance & protection
ouer vs for which as Bownd in duty wee desire to Return
due Thankful acknowlegments vpon Consideration of former
Benifets & the present Relefe that thes Remote p^'ts have
Reed from the masethusetts Colony wee Are Imbouldned
To p^'sent & Lay before yo"" honou's the Trew Condetion that
not only ou'' selfs but all soe the Adjesent Townes next to
vs are in as for ou' Towne shipe it is Large & ou*" farms
many are distant from each other & our peopell in the
springe Improue theire time in Getting stores of Graine in
to the Ground in hopes of an opportunity to Get it of but
now Littell hopes by Resen the Indians are allmost dayly
discovered aboute vs & wee have not strangth of men to
Garde ou'" Towne & p^'shueu the Enemy & many of: ou''
Inhaebitance Are Gon ought of ou'' Towne & Are dayly
Going of soe that wee Grow weaker & weker every day as
all soe such a speritt of disorder amongst soom of our peo-
pell that there can hardly bee Any order kept all though it
bee for the presarvation of thaire owne & thaire naibours
Lifes wee have sent a shallop wharein Goes Lif Clarke to
p'"sent thes To yo"^ Honors hands hee being a man depely
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 16
Ingaged in the affairs of this Towne that whare in wee Com
short of writing hee may vocally declare ou"" weake Condi-
tion & humbly beg that by him wee may Receve full orders
to detaine ou*" Inhabitance that are yett amongst vs & all soe
ifmay bee that thos that Are all Redy Gon from vs may bee
sent backe againe & that thare may be persons deputed &
ifmay bee Commetions Granted vnto soom meete p'^sons
with Instructtions for the Regulating the meletio : in thes
p''ts now in this more then ordenary time of damger // &
wee Hunbly Crave if posibly may bee that more forses may
bee sent vs with suploys for them that by the assistance of
the Lord wee may not only be able to stand in ou*" owne
Defence but all soe bee of force to assist ou'" najbouring
Towns. & to offend the publick Enemy whare soe ever thay
may bee discove^'ed Humblie Craving pardon for what is
amiss in this ou"^ wrighting with ou'' prayers to the Lord to
bee with you with his Gratious presents that you may Acte
for the Glory of his Grate name & the Good of his peopell
we subscrib ou' selfs yo'' Hono'"s moste, Humble sarvants in
the Behalfe of ou'" Inhabitance as for ou"" selfes
George Ligersol Seneo'" Silvanus Davis
Jn" Browe Senio'" Anthonie Brackett
George Bramhall
Superscribed
"es
Simon Brodstreet
the Reste of
norable Councill
Boston
ent
Letter from Elislia Andrews
Sackadehock Garsion July 20'" 1689
May it Pleas
your honers This day som of the Inhabetants was
16 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
going to the West side of the river to take in som catel into
a uesel and som of ray men being desirous to go with them
thare went nine of my men with them for thair seacurity
there being nineteen in all\ and as thay ware goeing thare
lay a Party of Indians upon Sackadehock Poynt against the
Garason fireing upon our men and Pursueing them with 8
canues thay killed six men three of the Inhabitants and three
of my men viz henery dunwitt mark Emrson William hop-
kinson John Vearin William Baker Charles hunawall I
desire your honers to send Either a stronger Party of men to
keep the Garason or to send me orders to Draw of the peo-
ple for we are not able to subsest for all the Planters would
go but I have stoped them for the present tell I her from
your honers and thay are out of prouesion and I must suply
them as long as I stop them and I have but litel in the store
and If your honers send men to send provision with them
and som bulletts and to send what alouans I must deliver to
them no more to trubel your honers with all at present but
desireing a Spedy answar
Your Honers humbly
Saruent to Command
Elisha Andrewes
Letter from James Weems
Pemaquid July y" 2S^ 1689
Geul
Yo^s of y« IS^^ Instant I Reed And Esteeme Well of Your
Just and Reasonable offers, by which I have prevailed with
my Men to stay and Defend this place asureing them of there
Pay for the time Past & to come And that by the first occa-
sion You will send them both Money & More Men as for
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 17
myselfe I haue more then Ordenary occasion being Con-
streined to y® Inhabitants for severalls both for my owne vse
and the Garrisons as ffireing and Candles &./ which Cannot
be had without Ready mony —
You Intimate of My altering My Style and Desarting my
Post for the which I had More Just Cause then some of
Your Countrey officers who Did Desert their Posts to their
Great Disgrace. & Ruine of the Countrey. &c. I seeing My
Men wholy Resolved to leaue Me. & being almost without
bread. & we not hereing from you in soe long time. As for
my Proposing of More Hono"^ And Advantage it is Not
Doubtable were I Elsewhere : Neither is there any thing
that Induceth me to be Confined here, as y® bono"" I owe to
the King & y® Intrest of his People : / what Elce I haue to
add I haue Comunicated in a hne to the Treasurer : And
subscribe myselfe —
Gen* Yo*" Assured Servan*
James Weems
Gen* I Expect Yo"^ speedy supply of about 10 or twelve
men to be in y^ the Garrison for we are but weake at Pres-
ent S" it is veriy hard that the Poore Man that brought You
y® Captives has not been satisfied for his Paines as he
Informes me be pleased to Resolve what I shall Doe.
Superscribed
To the Hono'"'^ Govern^ and Councill
In Boston
g m'' Hobby /
July 23 1689
Att eight of y^ clock att night.
Maj*" ffrost these are to informe you y* Lieu* fiietcher came
to Wells & brought two wouded men to Wells & y® Indians
18 DOCUMENT AEY HISTORY
has killed yesterday .8. or .9. men att Saco who were looking
for horses to goe to y® Army after y® Indians but now are
disapointed & Cutt of, & they judge there w* 60. or 70.
Indians y* fought y* English, & they have burnt several
houses, & destroyed a deal of their corne & wee judge now
is y® time to send some of y® army Est to Saco, y^ people are
not able to bury their dead, without help, & this day just as
they came away they heard Several gunns goe off, & know
not w' mischeif is done pray giue Yorke notice forthwith,
not els y"
Sam: Wheelwright
Joseph Story
Jn" Wheelwright
To Maj"- Charles ffrost
or y® chief comader
in y^ Army
hast Post hast
This is a trew Coppie : as attests : Charles ffrost
To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty-
The humble Petition of Jeremy Dummer Agent for your
Majestyes Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New Eng-
land.
Sheweth
That the Inhabitants of the sd Province have since the
Conclusion of the Peace made divers settlements in the Out
parts of the Province and particularly two Towns, one called
George Town the other Brunswick and are Endeavoring to
make more, which will be a great defence to the Northern
Colonies : will enlarge the Trade & further Extend Yo' Maj-
esties Dominions
That many French Popish Priests reside among the Indians
in those parts & continually excite Men to Commit hostilities
against your Maj*'*^ good Subjects whereby these settlements
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 19
are much discouraged & may in time, if due care " is not
taken, be destroy*^. Your Peticon^ does likewise represent
to your most sacred Majesty, that there is a considerable
number of yo'' MajM^^ subjects among the French & Indians
of Canada who being taken Prisoners in their minority &
bred up in Popery are by Flattery & other acts detained
there to the inexpressible Griefe of their Parents & Friends.
Wherefore Yo^ Pet^ most humbly prays that yo'' Majesty
will be graciously pleas'' to use yo'" Royall instances with the
Regent of France that the Govemour of Canada may be
obliged to send home those of yo'' Ma"*® subjects who are in
the French or Indian hands, and that no Popish Priests or
other Emissaryes may be permitted to reside among the
Indians within yo' Ma"®^ Territorys or that such other
method may be taken for the Release of yo'' Mag*'®* subjects
as to yo' Maj*y in yo' Great Wisdom shall seem meet
And yo' Pet'
as in Duty bound shall ever pray -
no date Jeremy Dummer
Letter from Soldiers
Pemaquid the 24 1689
Honor*"'® S'*
The Reson of our vnwillingnes to Stay heare
was wee were doutfulle that Care would not be
|.B^ taikin of vs as fformerly and the Could winter
g 9" aprochmg and our duty extrodenery hard and wee
''l^ but a Small number of men not able to hould out
^ 2.^1 with our fatick for to wach in the nights and part
^ ggi of the day which wee most doe to be Secure of our
§• ^s^g hues having bouth the ffrench and heathen nere vs
5? but as wee are Commanded by so arood a Com-
" g mander and officer one whose word of honnere with
youre promise of present payment for the time past
20 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
sence the Confinment of our gouinner tell now and
for time to Com whareby wee doe willingly Consent
to Continnew and give our dutyf ull saruis tell f urder
orders from England and Exspeckting heare more
men and mony for the time past by the ffirst oppor-
tunity and so wee Shall remane youre moust vmble
saruants according to youre promas
This from the Soulders of the garrisson of Pema-
quid vnder the Command of Leftnant Weems
Letter from Major Frost ^ others
July 27, 1689.
May it pleas Yo'^ Hono""^
On y® 23*^ of this instant being tewsday Last there Came a
post from Sacoe w*^"^' gives an account of Severall men Killed
& others wounded and that they were so weak : as that they
ware not in a Capacity to goe out of theire garisons to bury
the dead and drive of the Indians which poast Letter wee
Sent away to yo"^ but fearing it should not Come to yo''
hand we have thought meet to Send a Copie of the s*^ Letter
here Inclosed ; Since that on thirsday Last majo* ffrost w*^
some others in Kittery prevailed to get out of Kittery york
and wells 44 men and so marchtd forth to Sacoe : where wee
got on fryday morning Early and found the Inhabitants to
be in a miserable shattered Condition som of the principle
men of that place destroyed by the heathen the day before
we got there : there was Severall fishermen And others had
buryed 7 bodyes being kild one being buryed before two
others Could not finde but our Company being very diligent
in theire Search found them and buried them they found
al'so two guns & this was all they Could doe Except they
had Stayed Longer which Could not be don because wee
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 21
Expect euery moment that they will fall vpon vs at Wells
York and Kitteiy and wee are not in Capacity to w"' stand
them w^'^out help from yorselves as for Sacoe they are brought
so Exceeding Low that they are Just Redy to desert it
without Speedy Relefe: they have a great deall of Coarn
near theire houses but dare not goe out to Cut it much less
are they able to Secure it and if they goe away Capeporpus
being gone alredy wells will soon be destroyd and then the
next So in a very short time you may Conclude w^^out pres-
ent Releefe the whole prouince will be wholy lost and left to
the pleasure of the heathen had not those late Raballers
made such great disturbance amongst vs wee should have
ben in far better cappassity than we are : but so it is : ) that
if Speedy help be not afforded vs wee except nothing but
Ruinge there fore doe humbly Request yo"" Speedy assistance
or Elce farewell this pore prouince : this wee thought good
as our duty to give yo^ Hono'^s a short account of that soe
when the p^uince is desert wee may not ly vnder any blame
leaving the whole to yo'^ serious Consideration that so you
may take such mesures as yo^^' in yo*^ wisdome shall Judge
meet two of the Souldiers yo'"" sent to Sacoe are slayn in the
late Combate : and the Rest Expecting to meet with the like
if not Speedely Releeued the Inhabitants of that garison
being all destroyed except 4 sory men wee desire yo^ to
excuse our importunity : in Regard it Conserns the lives and
Estates of severall hundreds and In short the whole prou-
ince, / there was 4 men sorely wounded in the fight : not :
Elce: but: Remayn yo'" Honor's most Humble : Servants:
Wells 27*'^ July : 1689 John Dauis Charles ffrost
Prouenc of Shubael Dumer Francis Hooke
Maine Job Alcock Sam^^ AVheelwright
Jos : Haiuond
22 DOCUMENT ABY HISTORY
Alliance with Maquas Indians to he renewed.
June 27, 1689.
That some meet person or persons be desired to goe up to
Treat w*^ the Maquas to renew our former Aliance and to
oblige them to send forth a suficient Number of their men
to the easterne parts to destroy our Indian Enimies for a
Consideration to be paid them for every Indian Enimies head
or scalp they shall bring to us.
Voted on the Afirmative by the representatives
desireing oui- honored Majest^ consent hereunto
June 27*^ 1689
Attests
Ebenezer Prout : Clerk
Consent^ to by the Governo"^
and Councill, and that a meet Present of
ffifty or Sixty pounds be made unto them.
== Is* Addington Sec''^
3° July 1689.
the above s"^ Sume Consented unto by the Representatives
Attests Ebenezer Prout Clerk
Letter from Tlio^ Danforth.
June 27. 1689
Hon^i« S'
The inclosed came to hand last night by the bearer, who
has farther to informe, & gives such a character of y^ Indians
y*^ brought y" report as gives great cause to feare it is to
true. & will inform of y** names who they are, & y® manner
y* they have plotted their designes. Something must of
necessity be done, or matters will grow worse. I understand
Hawkins is a principle Enemy & y*^ he threatens who ever
OF THE STATE OF MADSTE 23
come Indians or English to treat, they will knock them on
y* head, they are a Company of young meen— 30. in a com-
pany, they have a speciall designe ag^ Major Waldron &
Peter Coffin. & under p'"^tence of trade intend to surprise
them & y* speedily. I am much affraid if there be not speedy
Course taken their Companies will increase.
I must beg excuse for my absence to day^ for by y® provi-
dence of God I am detayned.
God direct
S'' from yo"" humble serv*
Tho« Danforth.
I intreat y* Major
Waldren may have
speedy notice, better to
send on purpose, y° omitt.
Grovernment in Maine Continued
June 28, 1689.
It is Declared that Thomas Danforth Esq"" President
and others named with him in the Comission for Gov-
ernment within the Province of Mayne formerly
granted by the Governour and Company of the Mas-
sachusetts Bay, are continued in the Exercise of the
Government over that Province and the Inhabitants
thereof untill farther Order./.
Boston 28° June. 1689
Voted by the Representatives
in the affirmative.
Attests Ebenezer Prout. Clerk
Dated as above s**
Consented to by the Govern^ and Councill
28° June 1689 Is'' Addington Sec^y
24 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Commander of Volunteers to he appointed.
June 29, 1689.
Voated by the Representatives
that Some
meet person or persons be apointed & Comisionated to
comand a party of volunteires to be raised by Beate of Drum
to be improved as a fflying Army on our ffrontier Townes
&c for the destruction of our Indian Enimies & for compen-
sation for theire Servis they shall be paid out of the pub-
lique Treasury So much for every head or Scalp of our
Indian Enimies they shall bring in, as the Governor «fe Coun-
cill shall Judge meet not exceding ten pounds p'' head in or
as mony respect being had to the Quality of the Enimie
taken or destroyd & what ever Indian plunder they can
take shall be theire owne.
June 29*'' 1689 :
Attests Ebenezer Prout Clerk
Letter from Ro¥ Pike.
Salsbury July 29 1689
May it please your honors
Just now came the inclosed from Cap* Sherburn and I
sent a copy thereof imediatly to M"" John March of Newbery
whose mosion was this day expected to haverell whear thay
expected to meet with som from your parts and so Imediatly
for penikook on w'^'' designe divers of our towne & others
wear prepared to go with them whom we expected ouer this
morning according to agreement but instead thereof Just
now ar 2 of haverell men com over from him ( that sayth )
that by means of som Discuragment from Haverhill all is
knockt in y^ head : I asked w^ discouridgment it was ( and
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 25
thay say s^ March ) that sending his brother to haverell for
intihgenc of thayr forwardnes M' Waynrite told him that it
was not aproved of by their towne nor by the Maj*^ nor him-
self nor wear any other to com ther from other places nor
non out of thair towne but : 2 : or : 3 : sory fellows so the
designe is retarded ( as it was out before in the day of it
I dout not but the Slauter at Saco is Com to your hands and
that at Zagadehok on Lords day : 28 : Instant Came a letter
to me & capt church from portsmoth signifying that
the pvinc forses had thayr Randevovs at Newichewanck
on wesday: 12*^ Instant and that at y^ news of the slater
aforsayd at Saco Maj"" frost and cap' Bragendin parting from
the rest went estward to those parts — but Capt Winkal and
the rest about 160 or: 170 : the : 26: Instant he past over a
brook for pigwoket & from thenc sent bake the horses by
13: men desiring them to be ther againe with pvision on
wednsday y® Last instant : and thay wear in the meanwhile
to go to the Indian hed quarters on y® est of the pond : the
portmoth men desired from vs som men to have made y^ con-
voy stronger but by reson of the sudanes of it and the pres-
ent mosion to penicook and our men being som now at
haverell we could afford y™ non ( and now ) all that design
being quasht is very grivous to all with vs : and lookt vpon
as a sad omiin w'' wilbe next God only knows I only thought
my duty to give your honers notis speedily peopl in these
solem cases think & say much the Lord unite your counsells
and the peopls harts w'^'' ar extreamly put out of fram that
we may be a peopl saved of y® Lord tho a peopl that distroy
our selvs : I am your honers most humble servant
Rob* Pike
the bearer hearof say that ther is yet hope if incuradged by
your honers his resons or w' els nesesary he wilbe present
with you to Inform you.
26 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Letter Samuel Sherborne to Maj. Ro¥ Pike.
Hampton July 30 1689
Majer Pike Sir Thes are to informe you that this last night
Thare came news to me from Exeter that one of Phillip
Cromwells sons Came yesterday from Oyster River where
were 20 Endiens seen and severall Houses Burning About
20 English Ishued out to beat them off amany guns were
herd goe oft' but he coming away whill it was a doing we
have not as yitt any account of what harme is ther done and
we thanke you for your Care about our Conuoy : although
no : help could be procured there is but a few Could be pro-
cured with us the notice was so suddaine but thos that are
gon: went yesterday when it was almost night they were
Avilling to stay no longer. When I have account fother
from Oyster I will send to you not Els att pressent ffrom
your ffriend
Samuell Sherborne
Superscribed
Thes for the Worshipful!
Major Robert Pike
att Salisbery or Els
where
Hast post Hast
Proposals to the Convention.
14. 6. 89 // Proposalls to be Considered by y® Gen"
Convention
1. That y* warr ag^ y® Indian Enemy be Vigorously fol-
lowed
past
2. for y* end, an Impress be forthwith made of 600 or
800 men
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 27
3. That their Randevouz be in y^ frontier Towns
past
4. That a Councill of warr be chosen & impowred to man-
nage y^ warr & all officers necessary to that end,
past
5. That all warrants for an Impress be speedily Executed
& obeyed on a severe penalty past
6. That where the militia in y^ severall Towns are not
setled as the law directs, The Councill shall noininate
meet persons &, give them Cornission for their Ma"*
Service.
7. That Henceforth all paym'* to Soldiers & salleries be
made in country pay, & their allowance to be pro-
porcconable —
8. That a Comittee be chosen to Collect the Country
debts, & make return y'' of to this Session
passed
9. That y^ tumultuous disorder of those y* opposed the
Councills order for y® removall of M'' Dudley, under
10000 baile, be severely testified ag*.
10. That where Constables are not chosen & sworn in any
Town as y^ law directs, the County court or any 3 : of
y^ Mag*s be impowred to appoynt & sweare meet per-
sons for y"' Ma"** Service in y' office / /
passed
11. That all householders & Soldiers belonging to y® East-
ern pts, & are come away from their severall planta-
cons an account of their names be by a Comittee of this
Court forthw'^'* taken, & return made to this Court.
passed
28 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
12. That those drawn from y® Eastern pts be injoyned to
return againe to their severall places, excepting those
plantacons y* are deserted.
13. That y® new sloop in y" mill creek be well fitted And
A sutable command'' pruided y* may have A care of
her & be Alwaies in a readines for y® Countrey Service.
14. That a Coinittee be appoynted forthwith to Exain. the
Countryes stoare of ainunition & powder & shott.
15. That y® Trer be ordered to purchase such powder &
shott as will be necessary to fill up y® Countryes
stoare./
Letter to Maj^ Ohas Frost ^ others.
Boston 2" of August 1689
Gent"
Yo'"s of the 27"' July last past directed unto the Governo'"
and Councill came to hand, who are not unsensible of the
troubles and distresses upon yo" by the Heathen Enemy and
have not been wanting in their thoughts and care for you,
and readiness to afford assistance to yo"^ province, and have
at severall times upon application made, sent forth men
Ainunition and provisions unto the respective places where
they have been desired, though it's not without considerable
difficulty to rayse men in the present juncture of time being
harvest Season and under the present circumstance of affaires
and many of the out Towns of this Colony lying open to the
fury of the Enemy necessity requires their being strengthned ;
Notwithstanding are willing and do Resolve to afford yo^
assistance to their power and have written unto the other
Colony* to informe them of the present distress by the Enemy,
and to pray their advice and assistance in the procuring of some
OF THE STATE Off MAINE 29
Friend Indians to joyne with a body of English to forme an
Army to go forth against the Enemy lookeing at o*" Selves
and all the English in the severall Governments throughout
the whole Country to be concerned in this matter against a
Common Enemy, though at present onely actually engaged
against yo'' Selves, our Bretheren ffriends Neighbors & Sub-
jects of the same Crown, daily Expecting their Answer and
in the meantime shall Endeavour to releive Saco, and what
else is necessary. And have not to charge our Selves to be
wanting in what we have been capable of doing for the
releife of that Province as Some have unworthily reflected
upon us as not enough concern'* for the same. Comending
you to the Protection of God we are, Gent
Superscribed. / . Yo' assured and faithfull
For ffriends
Major Charles Frost o -r> i
Mr Francis Hooke &ca . S: Bradstreet
In the Province t> j p i.
of Maine % <^i'der & consent
These. / . of the Councill
List.
August 14th, 1689. the List of the Souldiers that Run
away from his Majestys forces from forte Loyall & Like
wisse what thay stole & Carried away.
viz. Jn° Hill Corpll = Jn<> Wattkms = Jn° Lord = William
Neff = Will Benett = James Danell = Rich: phipes = in all
7 men.
stole from forte one watch coate Dufels 0 15 0 ]
one Bed case 0 10 0 I
3 Bags sartan what more vnsartan 0 12 0 !
14 b powder 0 14 0 T
Tow hwendred musquitt & Corbine shott )
abt 14 b i 0 5 0
2: 16: 0
30
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
from Phillip one Goon
Merrenn 1 pf shoes 5'. 1 p'' Stockns 2» 6<i
1 p'' Briches
Horn & Amonition
1 10 01
0 7 6 [v2
0 40 i
1. 6
from Jonathan
Denham
1 cote
1 caster hatt
1 pr Briches
1 pr shoes 5» 1 p'' hoos 4»
mony
Amonetion
2 00
1 00
0 18 0
0 90
0 90
-4. 16. 0
from Jno one Brass Goon
Sanderson 1 caster
1 snap sacke 12'i 2 p"" stokns ®)8 v xu « ■
1 quilted cap 2' 6^ 1 silke neck cloth 2' 6'^ 0 5 0 j
Amonetion
2 10 0^
0 10 0 f
5 0
from
Ezekill Bisco
one pr Briches
1 coate
Oatoch Boxe & horen
Amonetion
40^
TO j>0
36
14 6
from
Nicolas Gorsey
one coate
1 Large Briches
1 pf woosted hoos: pr shoos
1 snap sacke
Amonetion — *-
1
501
0
80l
0
70
0
20
1-2; 2 0
from
John Bussbee
one p' shoes
1 catoch Boxe 2' 6 1 neck cloth 2«
Amonetion
0 40
0 4 6!'0:
8 6
from Jno Webe one sord
from Sargnt Samll Falno
from Qovr Rob. Borror
1 sord
3 silke nek cloths
4 Bottells
0 10 0\
0 18 Oj ^•
o|«=
8 0
10 0
lJ-1-6
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 31
Deposition of Lenox Beverly Aug 17^ 1689.
Lenox Beverly aged ab* 25 : years being sworn saith that
he being soldjer at Penyquid y® winter time 1688 : where
was Cap' Gen" S*" Edm : Andross Kn* there came to y® fort
where S"" Edm. then was two squaws the one Madochawon-
does sister & y^ other Moxis wife as was said, & two other
Indian women that went along with them, they were in the
fort with S'" Edm : two dayes & when they came forth they
seemed to be halfe drunk. This Deponant & Peter Ripley
was comanded to guard these Squaws from Penyquid to New
harbour, being in distance ab* two miles, and as wee passed
on y* way Madochowondoes Sqaw Layd down her burden in
the snow, & comanded the Depon' to take it up : wherevpon
y® Depon* look* into y® basket, & saw a small bag w*^^ he
opened & found it to be Gunpowder w'''' he Judged five
pound w*, and a bag of bullitts of a greater w*^, and the w* of
y* baskett I took up was as much as y® Depon* could well
cary along. & y^ other 3 : Squaws had each one of them their
baskett w*^** appeared to be rather of greater then lesser bur-
den y"^ y* y® Depon* caryed, w*^** were all of them loaden &
brought out of y^ fort, and Modachowandos Squaw said shee
had y® powder of S*^ Edm : and added y* shee was to come
againe to him within 4 : dayes :
Boston 17" August 1689. Lenox X Bewerly
~ his mark
Sworn in Councill
attest' Is* Addington Sec'^^
This convent? haueing pased an order drawn by the Presid* of
the Province of Mayne impowering Capt Silvanus Davis, Cap*
Anthony Brackett. L* George Ingerson, L* Thadeus Clark,
Elisha Gunnison & L* Elisha Andrews a coinittee for regu-
lating the affaires of the plantaccon of falmouth, and for the
ordering and disposeing y® people into Garrisons, Scoutings.
watches, & wardings and for regulating the militia of y**
32 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Town for their defence & destruccone of y® Enemy, Do
approve thereof, and the hke order to be made for other
Towns in y* Province of Suitable persons in their respective
Towns. 17? Aug? 1689. Approved of by the Governo' and
Couucill.
Is* Addington Sec'^
Consented to by the Representatives
IT" Aug. 1689. Ebenezer Prout Clerk
Letter from Silvanus Davis.
Fallmoth 19th. Aug 1689
Honored ) ,,
Worthy I gentlemen
Thes in humble submetion Com to aquainte yo^ Honon^'s
that as y" wee have made noe Discovery of the Enemy naj-
ther by land nor water y" som of ou'" scouts are Dayly abrode
By Wallter & Land pray God keepe them of from vs for
shoold they Com in a Grate body wee are but in a weake
Condition to Reeeve them: vpon the 12*^ of this instant
soom time in the night thare Arived a Catch & Came to
Ancor about 4 mile from this forte, early in the morning
( when wee Beate the Revalle to Call all ou*" men to Geather
on thaire Arms the which wee doe 2 or 3 times a day to
p^'vent supprisell ) wee see a Long Boate with 3 hands in her
Coming vp toward the Towne ohen Boate Came to the shore
& the men one of the men Called Jn° Darby a knowne fish-
erman Belonging to Salom Came ashore to mee the other 2
men filed soom waiter I Demanded of Jn° Darby from
whence thay came hee said from Kape Sabells a fishing the
Catch beloning to Salom one Allen Chard of Salom another
& all soe said that a privettere Bregendene att Cape Sapells
had Taken them & had took from them soom Led thaire
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 33
bread & wallter but did them noe farther harem I asked if
thay did Know the masters name of the Bregendene Jn°
Darby said he did not know naither did they Aske for they
was afraid of them & was Glad they woold Let them Goe
i asked Jn° Darby why Allin Charde did not Com vp to
Towne he said the master had hiirte his foot & that thay had
thare fare of fish on Boord being about 1800 fish, thay only
wanted waiter & did Intend with all speed for Salom Jn"
Darby asked if heare was a doctter in towne & desird him
to goe on bord the Catch to see the masters foot which the
doctter did but before the doctter got on Boord som of ou"^
people that had bin on Bord brought mee word that it was a
privetere Catch & that thay had many men on Boord i asked
for Allin Chard and people said thay could not see him on
Boord but thay see one capt pownds & one Tho hackins on
Bord which gave mee Caus to suspect them for to be Roges
the Docttor came vp to towne but he was in servrall ( Tales )
as soom time he woold say thay ware vpon an honest aac°p*
sumtimes that thay had but a feaw men on Boord some times
that thay had many men on Boord which Gave mee Caues to
suspect that the doctor did intend to make one with them &
often the docto"^ was parseved to be discorsing with the soul-
diers beloning to the fort after he Came from Bord ; at night
after the Gard was sett the Tato Beate & above 12 at night
i saw all ou'" souldiers at thaire q^'ters & the sentinells sett
i Charge*^ hee that had the command of the Gard to see that
Good watch should be kept Toward the wallter side in the
night when all was still & quiett the whole Gard & sentenells
Tooke thaire Arems & Robd the Rest of the souldiers that
was a sleepe of thaire clothes except what was on thaire
backs thaire Amonetion & some of thaire Arems went ought
of the forte Took a Grate Boate that was a float & went on
Board the said Catch. 14th moring being Callem i sent a
Cnow to see if thay Coold see the Catch and if thay Coold to
34 DOCURIENTARY HISTORY
Get to them to Demand ou"^ men ou"" Canow overtooke them
at Portland & came by thaire sid demanded Cap* pounds to
deliv'^ vp the souldiers that had Run away from his majestys
forte hee said he woold not ou' men said if not deliver the
men that hee woold deliver what thay had stoale viz :
Amonetion Arems & Cloathes & that all though the men
woold nott Return them selfs thay shoold Return what thay
had Caried away that was not thaire owne thay said what
thay had thay woold Keepe & what thay Coold Gett thay
woold take Giveing ou"" men Thretting speeches & saing thay
did want a beatter vessel & that thare one Chowne in a sloope
Belonging to Georg ( Hesh ) in this Harbor & thay woold
have him all though thay shoold waight for him 2 or 3
weeks the 2 men I sent in the Canow to spake with them
was Jos Dows & Siv : Andrews the Curcomstances Considred
we are m a very sad Condition for wee have not forse to
Ingage with any Enemy that shall assalte vs by Land neither
have wee any vessell to defend vs by waiter Soe that wee
Ley for a pray for all both by sea & Land all which quite
discorreges ou"" peopell I Humbly pray y'" Hon" that wee
may have soom shutable assistance for our Defence for Land
& sea & I Hope wee shall not bee found negligent vpon our
Duty Hoping ou'^ shalop will bee spedily Returned to vs
with such Incorrigment from yo^ Honor'"s that may Revife
ou"^ all most fainting sperits J subscrib my selfe as I am
Yo^ Honou" most Humble Sarvant
Silvanus Davis
By Jn° Hill Armorer
Carried ought of the Kings store in the Smith's Shope
one pistoll Mr Clarke 0 12 0
one Goon Mr 1 10 0
one Goon Mr. Riall 10 6
one hand vice lent yo' Mr Larence 0 10 0
OF THE STATE OF MAINE
35
of S. D 5* ( some ) plates 5
3 files S D
1 p' smith Tongs
hand hamS
1 Loke
Brought from the othr sid
1 file Lost g Captt Brocholt
The accop* on the other side & above is as it
was Gave in to mee by the seural parsons
that was Roobd at y* fort knowne what [
more is not Knowne att p'"*'sent J
August: 14*^ 1689 Ero^s excepf^
y Sill Davis.
0 10 0
0 4 6
0 2 6
0 2 6
4
11
6
0
2
0
4
13
6
19
1
6
23
15
0
7
0
24 2 0
24 02: 0
Order Aug W. 1689
Ordered that Six hundred men horse and ffoot bee forth-
with raised within this Collony to bee sent forth in their
Majestys Service for the Suspressing and destruction of the
Indian Enemy : out of the severall Regiments in proportion
following: viz* Boston Regiment Eighty-one: South Regi-
ment of Suffolke one hundred And one : Middlesex Lower
Regiment Eighty : Middlesex Vpper Regiment Seaventy
two: Essex v^^per Regiment ninety fower: Essex Lower
Regiment one hundred and eight: Hampshire Regiment
Sixty fower.
36 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
And the Majers of the Severall Regiments are ordered
forthwith to Issue out theire Warrants to the Committes of
Militia of the Respective Townes : within theire severall
Regiments to detach Aproportionable number of men out of
each Company and Troop: well Appointed with Amies and
Ammunition to Attend that service: And to Rendezvouz at
y* severall Towns and places following viz*' Boston Regiment
at Boston South Regiment of Suffolke at Roxbury: Middle-
sex Lower Regiment at Wooborne : The vpper Regiment
at Chelmsford: Essex Lower Regiment at Ipswich: The
vpper Regiment at Haverill ; Wendesday the Twenty Eight
of this Instant August : The one fifth part of the Above
Six hundred to bee troopers Desireing the Hon^** Gov"^ &
Councells Consent.
Past in the affirmative by the Representatives,
Aug«* 20^"^: 1689:
Ebenezer Prout Clerk
The majo'' of Each Regiment to appoint a meet pson att
the Respective Randezvouz to take care of the soldiers
impressed & sent thither. to appoint them quarters &
p'vent their straggling, vntill disposed of by Authority.
Order Aug. 20. 1689.
Ordered that the persons herein named be a Comittee to
take a List of the names of the men lately come from the
Eastern parts and the places from whence they came, that
are now resident in the severall Towns of this Colony and to
make Return thereof unto this Sessions. Viz' for Boston
Mess" Timothy Thornton, William Robie Joseph Proutt.
For Salem Mess" Benjamin Marston Benjamin Gerrish. For
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 37
Charlestown m"" Thomas Lord. For Marblehead Lt Robert
Bartlet. For Beverley Cap"® Paul Thorndike
past in the affirmative by the Representatives
Aug«* 20^^ 1689.
Ebenezer Prout, Clerk
Consented to by the Governo'
and Councill.
Is* Addington Sec"^
20*'' Aug«* 1689.
Order.
Information being given that 17 : soldjiers y* were put into
the Garrison at Saco, have Deserted their trust & their ma"®'
service, and is a very bad presid'. It is ordered that said
soldjers be forthwith sumoned to appear before this Court to
give an ace* of there accon herein. As also those y* are
come away disorderly from Cochecho. or any other of y®
Garrisons.//
Voted in y" Affirmative by y* Governo' & Councill
desireing y® Consent of y® rep'^sentatives.
by order g
la: Russell
Consented to the Representatives
Ebenezer Prout: Clerk
Letter from Silvanus Davis Aug. 21. lOSO
August 19*''
This day in the After noone Late ou' scouts that had bin
abrood Brought news that thay Heard many voleys of Goons
38 DOCUMENTARY HISTOKY
at North Yarmouth which Gave vs caus to suspect that thay
ware ingadgd ^vith the enemy wee sent vp a sloop & skife
with what hands wee coold spare for thayr Relefe were
Return^ answ^'d that the enemy Gave them the onsett
Mondy afternoone & Contenued vntell Tusday moring thay
fired sevrell staks of wheate Kild one Gerell that was ought
of the Garison to fatch M-allter Taken or Kil*^ one man tliat
was abrood Conterery to orders all thaire wemen & cheldren
are brought to this towne as for the men thay Doe Intend to
Keepe thaire place vntell farther orders thay Are in Grate
want of protection & Amonetion which i hope will be sent
for the suploy of them & vs allsoe vs one man shoot throw
the hand at North Yarmoth, which woonded man is Brought
to this towne & wee are in Grate want of soom medesens for
sicke & woonded men what is above is the p'"sent News to
acquaint you^ Honou" from him that subscribs him selfe yo'
Hono"
most Humble servant
Sit Davis
August 2^": 1689.
Instructions Aug. 21. 1689
Extracts.
"Instructions for Colonyl John Pynchon Major Thomas
Savage and Cap°® Andrew Belcher Gent" you being chosen
and appointed by the Governn^ of the Massachusetts Colony
to undertake a journy to Albany to Treat with the Maquas
and ( if advised by the Gentlem" vpon the place ) with the
other Nations of Indians confederate with them for the
renewall of their ancient ffriendship with the English of
Governn*^ "
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 39
" You are to Let them know that the warr made by the
Eastern Indians was begun before tlie alteration of the Gov-
emn* and so far as we have been informed the Indians were
the first Aggressors tlierein, and their insinuation of the
Enghsh first sending for and y'' treacherously destroying
some of their principle men and intending to cut off all the
Indians in the Country is notoriously false and a Lying
aspersion cast vpon the English to, stir up other Indians
against them."
" You must as prudently as may be insinuate to them that
those Eastern Indians hold correspondence and strict alliance
w*'' the ffrench their Enemies and wilbe ready vpon any
oppertunyty and advantage given to assist the ffrench against
them ; And that it would be their intrest as well as ours
that Check were given to the farther progress of the warr by
the Eastern Indians, and that they be destroyed."
Order Aug. 22. 1689
Ordered by the Representatives that twenty-five of the
Eastern men that are come hither w^^ out order deserting
their Garrisons or plantations, be sent to Wells for the releif
of that Town, they finding provission for said soldiers at
their own Costs & bearing their equall proportion in the
whole charge of this present warr w*^ y® Indians.
August 22°'^ 1689 : past by the Representatives
in the affirmative Desiring
the Hon^*^ Gov' & Magestrates
Consent
Ebenezer Prout Clerk
Consent*^ to by the Governo""
& Councill
Is* Addington, Sec'^.
40 DOCUMENTARY HISTOKY
Directions to Capt. Alden
Boston. Aug 27'^^ 1690.
Cap"*' Alden
You are to receive on board y^ Sloop Mary whereof yo"
are Comander, y^ Souldiers now ordered on an Expedition
for their ma"" Service Eastward ag^ y® ffrench and Indian
Enemies, and Sayle unto Piscataqua and deliver y® said
Souldiers unto Maj'' Robert Pike Comander in Chiefe there
with yo"" provisions and Arnunition aboard as you shalbe
ordered : Or if there be Occasion of yo' Stay to trannsport
the men ordo any farther Service in attending y® Expedition,
then to attend such Orders as you shall receive from y"
Comander in Chiefe to y* End. Take all due care to prevent
a Surprise of yo"" vessell and do what Execution you can
against the Enemy as yo" have opportunity.
Signed S : Bradstreet Gov""
// In y® Name of y® Council.
To Cap°« John Alden
Coinander of y® Sloop Mary
Letter from Sihanus Davis ^ others.
ffallmoth province of Majne
August 28*^^ 1689
Honour d S"^
We Canot in duty omitt but by Thes to aquainte yo'
HonoQ that North : Yarmoth is wholy desarted not soe much :
by Reson of : the Enemy as thaire owne stuboren speritts :
after : the fight thay had with the Enemy to say the next
morning : sum of thaire owne peopell with 4 of thaire soul-
diers which had bin Conterary to ou'' wills att this towne ;
with som of ou'' people namely Loutt Clarke went vp to see
what Condetion thay ware in : as all soe to Give them
OF THE STATE OF MAIKE 41
Incoragemente if they ware standing for to stand ; & that
thay shoold have full suploys of what was needful that was
in ou' power to Assiste with but thay Resolved not to stand
but draw of: all soe whare as thay to make a Cloke for
thaire Removing Doe say thay did wante Amonition which
was nothing soe, for it did fuly appere &, it was proved by
soom of thaire owne Inhabitanse & many of ou" that Sill
Davis profred to Assiste with amonetion seurell times if thay
woold have Ingaged to have kept thaire plase as all soe the
same day that Lieu" Androws Came from Boston & Arived
heare Sill Davis did Declare to seurell of thaire Inhabitance
that was at that time there the desu-e of the Councill that
thay shoold keepe thaire place & all soe the Grate Care that
thare was taken for thaire defense with the Rest of thes
parts : & with all Sill Davis sent vp word that he had pro-
vetians Com which if they woold send downe word that they
woold stand & keepe thaire place hee woold Immediately send
up provetions & Amonetion But thay Returned for Answer
that thay ware Resolved to draw of.
Vpon the 26*** of this Instant all the Inhabitanc of north
yarmoth, with the souldiers Came to this towne in 3 sloops
& Canoues: when Landed wee the Commity for the Meletia
mett to Consider for the ordring the Souldiers & Inhabitance
being Com to this place : the Souldiers being Landed wee sente
for thaire Sargent to Damand of him the Reson hee did
Leave his poste hee Answered the Inhabitance woold not
stay they drawing of the souldiers coold not stay wee Tould
him that wee had orders to stope him heare for the strengh-
ting of this place but hee would not naither shoold any of
his men for hee & them was Resolved to Goe to Boston wee
vsed many perevvations & Argements to p'suade him to stay
but seeing persuasions woold not doe wee Comanded him to
draw his souldiers to Geather Lede them into the forte &
Loge thaire Arems but hee said he woold not him selfe
42 DOCUMENT AEY HISTORY
niaither his souldiers wee comanded him to draw his men vp
that wee might spake with them which after soomtime hee did
but we had the same Answer from them as wee had before
from him thay desired to see the orders from the Councill
that they shoold bee Added to this Garison wich wee did in
hopes by faire menes wee might have them bee obedient to
stay but thay all was the more obstinate Laffing & fflouting
& sayd thay woold all be Kil*^ vpon the place before they
woold stay for thay had dun thaire Duty that thay was Hired
for & thay woold bee gon for Boston (wee Judge it is as
others had don to bee Hired againe by which menes if it bee
sufred it is the way to Ruen the Country ) the Inhabitance of
north yarmoth many siding with them being of the same
mind not to stay heare was seurell sloops doe Com to Gete
fraight that dos p^'suad the people privetly to draw of: &
dos Infuse in to the peopele that there is not power in the
Country thats men Rather then
thay woold Loose thaire fraight woold bee willing that
whoole Townes should be desarted as to prove thay had noe
want of Amonetion the Inhabitance of north yarmoth did at
this Towne vpon the 26 the of this Instant at night deuid a
li of poder a man which thay had Lefte being parte of what
thay had ought of thaire majestys store this was bee sides
what the souldiers had Lefte wich wee demanded of the Sar-
gent but hee have not delivered any ou"^ Condetion is very
Deplorable Considering the Enemy is not only upon ou'
Backes by Land but wee Ley open vnto all piretts by waiter
which if wee had a vessell of soom forse to Attend this parte
of the Country & espeshially this Bay it may bee a menes to
prevent pirets sheltering in thes parts this Bay being full of
Good harbors for them : Desiring yo'^ Honours excuse for ou'
Trobling you with ou' abrupt Lines & that you woold have
vs Contenualy in yo"^ Renbranc praying for yo"^ safty in this
woreld & everlasting hapines in the woreld to Com wee
i
OP THE STATE OF MALNB 43
subscrib ou'' selfes yo' Humble sarvants in the behalfe of
ou"" Towne being of the Committy.
Georg Bremhall "^ Elihu Gunnison "^ Silvanus Davis
Elisha Andrewes I Georg Ingersoll sein" Robt Lawrence
Jn° p(allmer) (^Thadous (Clark)
Jn"' Browne Seino'' Antho: Brackett
Letter from Silvanus Davis
Hon«<^ S^
as in Duty Bound thes Are to Give you an acc°pt of the
store of Amonetion that is in this forte that then you may
Consider what more to send that if an Armey Cam thare
may not be a wante for thaire suploys.
Amonetion Now Resting in the forte
three Barrells of puder
abought Tow hundred waight Musquitt
& Carbine Ball
36 hand granados
a verry small p''sell of Damnefid match -
a parsell of Refus flints
about 30 Ball for the Grate goons
for to send puder
musquett Carbine pistoll & Swan Shoot
Som Good match —
Candells
2 Drom heads
fflints
Bread porke & pease
Tow ouer Glasses
a flag for the forte —
Shoote for the Grate Gons —
som nailes single Tens & Duble Tens.
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DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
to Repaire the forte
5 in shingle nails -
2 pad Lokes
1 stoke Locke for a dore -
Something for drinke for the Souldiers -
Soom medisens for sicke & wonded men if any -
Soom spare Arems seurell of ou'' Arems Are ought of
Kilter & noe Smith to Repaire them
( stoces ) shoes shoorts wascots drawers cotes the soul-
diers are very Bare soom not a shorte to shifte soom
Bare foot Canvas to make Beeds Dufels for Blanketts
6 watch coots
Tobacco :
yi Areeme of paper
a Caske of Drinke Charge it to
acc^p^ of yo"" Sarvate
Silv Davis
The names of thoes that marched of with Sargent forrist
of those from North Yarmoth
Sargent
Will fforrist
Zacriha hill
Sam" Wallker
Joshua Owen
Ephrem Tere
Issaac Renting
Will Ottoa
Will Bimbellbe
Will China
Rich Wagg
^ 10 Run away
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 45
Stay''^ here.
James Bagley
Job Browne
Benjamen Snow y
Alexander Bocer
Staid 4
Simon Briant woonded at north
Yarmoth sent home
now = to be Returned when Cured —
noe discovery of the enemy that wee here of
sense the fight at north Yarmoth//
which was vpon the 19'^ of this Instant
Superscribed
Thes
To The Hono'"'^ Thomas Danforth
Esq'' presedent of
// The Prouince of Majne //
p''sent
Commission Aug. 29. 1689.
The Convention of y* Governo'' & Councill and Represent-
atives of Massachusetts Colony in New England
To Jeremiah Swayne Coinand' in chiefe
Whereas the Kennebeck and Eastern Indians with their
confederates have openly made warr vpon their ma"^* Sub-
jects in y® Provinces of Maine, New Hampshire and of this
Colony, barbarously murduring and captivating of many,
burning their Houses and Spoyling them of their Estates.
And whereas yo" Jeremiah Swayne are appointed Coinander
in chiefe of all the Forces now raysed and detached out of
the severall Regiments within this Colony for their Ma"^*
46 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Service in an Expedition against the comon Indian Enemy
their Ayders and Abetters./
These are in their Ma"^^ names to Authorise and require
you to take into yo"" care and conduct all the said fforces and
diligently to intend that Service by leading and exercising
yo' inferiour Officers and Souldiers Comanding them to Obey
you as their Coiiiander in chief e And to ffight take kill or
destroy the said Enemy' by all the waies and meanes yow
can as you shall have oppertunity. And you to Observe and
Obey all such Orders and directions as from time to time yo"^
Shall receive from the Governo'' and Councill of this Colony.
In Testimony whereof the Publique Scale of the aboves*^
Colony is hereunto affixed.
Dated in Boston the 29^^ day of August 1689 Anno(j
RR^ et Regina Willielmi et Maria Anglia &'=* grao
29° August 1689 past in the affirmative
by the Representatives
Ebenezer Prout Clerk
Consent^ to by the Gov''
and Councill -
Is* Addington Sec'^y
29° Aug° 1689
Ordered that the souldiers raised out of the South Regi-
ment of Suffolke, And the Souldiers raised out of the upper
regiment of Middlesex bee posted at Groton : And that the
Company drawne out of the Lower Regiment of Middlesex
bee posted at Haverill And the Company drawne out of the
vpper Regiment of Essex be posted at Newichawannock
Aug®* 31° 1689 past in the affirmative
by the Representatives Desireing the
Hon®"* Gov'' & Magestrates Consent
Ebenezer Prout Clerk
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 47
Ordered that the head Quarters for the Forces now
detached for their Ma"^* Service in the present Expedition
against the coinon Indian Enemy be as follow Viz* Casco,
Newichewanick, Havarill and Groton until farther Order/
29° August 1689
Voted in the affirmative by the
Governo'' and Councill
Is* Addington Se'^
29° August 1689.
Consented to by the Representatives
Ebenezer Prout Clerk
Ordered That the Souldiers detached out of the Sev-
erall Regiments in this Colony be appointed forthwith
to march to the head quarters respectively as hereafter
named their to attend further Orders from the Govern''
& Councill, or the Comander in chiefe :
Cap* Nath Hall Those out of Boston Regim* \ . Qo-pQ
Capt Simo Willard Essex Lower Regim* /
Capt Andro Gardner - - - Suffolk South Regiment ) ^^ N^^i^^awannick
Cap* James Convers - - Middlesex Lower Regimt )
Capt Jacob More Middlesex vpper Regim* - to Groton
Cap* Tho. Noise Essex vpper Regimt - - to Haverill
Horse _ Middlesex vper Regiment to Groton
Suffolk Horse to Groton
Essex vper Regimt Horse to Haverill
Lower ) Middlesex Horse to Newichewanicke
Regimt ) Essex lower Regim* to Newichawannick
31° August 1689
Past by the Governo' and
Magistrates
Is^: Addington
zz Sec-T^
Consented to by the Representatives
Ebenezer Prout Clerk
48 DOCUMENTABY HISTOEY
fforte Loyall ffalmoth 7^' 11*^ 1689
5 clocke evening
Honor^ Jentellmen:
Thes in Humble Submetion Comes to Aquainte yo'
Honours that this Day about 3 a Cloke after none thare
Arived a ship at this porte beloning to Corizo one Abraham
ffisher Commander a Duch man bee had bin at the estward
& taken sundry prises Rainging weste along Shore thay put
into Pemequid whare thay found a party of Indians to the
number as thay Judge 3 or 4 hundred thay had the oper-
tunity to surpris 4 Indians in a Cannow three thay kild &
one thay tooke being a sagemors soon & is on boord vpon
examination of said Indian hee Did Confess that thare was
Com from pemequid for this place 250 : Indians & fife hun-
dred more Desingned for Casco, being all at pemequid with
full : Resolution to make vp YOO Resolved to vse theire
vttermost Indevo'' to Destroy Casco : perteculerly & all the
Engles in Jenerall the said commander Receving this
Reporte from thaire Indian Capttife & having one Cap" Tho
Whittako"" on Bord of him whooe Gave The Comando' a full
accept of our weake Condetion the Comander with the Joynte
Concente of his men made all haste to this place for ou""
Defence & to Aquainte vs of the suden Aproch of: the
numerous Enemy which is a uery Grace favo' espeshley from
a strainger the surcomstances Considred as Bound in duty i
made bould to aquainte yo'' Honou'"s that you may Consider
if thare is not nesecety to send vs more forses Amonetion &
Arems with provetions for ou'' Relefe the surcomstances wee
Leave to yo'' Canded Consideration.
S^^ of this Instant Cap" Hall Arived here with his forses
i hope brave Briske men & by Gods Blessing will doe Good
sarvis for God & the Country wee dayly discover the Indians
aboute vs Cap" Hall have bin marching ought with his men
but have not had the opertunity to meete with them vpon
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 49
the 10 of this Instant morning we discovered smokes att
Spurwinke Immediatly Cap" hall marched away to Gett
above the Enemy & soe Drove the woods downe Toward the
smokes when thay Came whare the smokes was it was 2
houses that the Enemy had fired att Spurwinke but did not
meete with the Enemy it was Reported by soom of the
Inhabitance that thay did see 5 Indians firing said Houses
being of thooes that wee sent for Boston Last fall: the
Indians at pemequid promise to Bring in 9 or 10: English
Capttefs thay have in thaire hands & deliver them vp in
exchang of the Captife to the Comander the place of
exchainge was Apointed to be here at Casco, this day the
Comander Douts thay may bee Tou numerous for vs : hee
as is said: hastned Here for ou'' Relefe & will stay soom
time Rather then wee shall bee Lefte to bee Ruend by such
a barborous enemy Desiring the Lord of hosts to bee with
you & his Grasious presenss in the midest of yo'' Councill I
subscrib : my selfe yo'' most Humble sarvant
Silvanus Dauis
MajQ Walldrens Dafter is
on is promised in Exchainge
I Have a vesle hd Redy to saile by
which i shall Give a more fuller
accop* to yo' Honour's
100 hatchets 2 hand sawes 46^ ditto
4 hamers 3 doz, Aules 10 hobbs & 3*
2 Sloops to transport sould's & one of y® barges
2 smaller open boats to attend
6 doz Cod hookes. 1 doz. Lines
50 Fuzees or Indian Guns
Mem* power to impress men &c as y' may be need.
60 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Cap' Davis & Militia y' ordered to assist pilates to
be incuraged according to y''" desert & pains
Boston Sept. 7. 1689.
This Bill for Supplys was voted by y® Gov'' & Coun-
cill to be forthw*'' provided by y® Comiss.
Propositions made by the Hon^'® CoP John Pynchon,
Maj"" Thomas Savage Capt Andrew Belsher and Cap*
Jonatham Bull agens for the Colonies of Massachu-
setts, Plymouth and Canetticutt to y** River Indians
as well Mahikanders as Skachkook Indians in the
citty hall of Albany y« 12'^^ day of Sep' 1689
Brethren
Wee being Commissionated by y® severall Collonies in
New England viz* Massachusetts Plymouth and Canetticut
to Renew the Antient friendship and League lately made by
our Predecessors with y^ five nations of Indians viz* Maquase
Oneydes Onnondages Cayouges and Sinnekes Understanding
that you are Subjects of this goverment and by y* means
wrapp'd and Included in the chaine or Covenant made with
said Nations, wee doe think meet to acquaint you of y* great
change or Revolution of Government in England, and y®
Quarrell now Depending Between Protestants and Papists,
our great king haveing United y® English and Dutch to be
as one, who are Resolved to assist him with their lives and
fortunes against all y* shall oppose.
Vnderstanding y* y® french at Canida ( with whose nation
wee are Informed by y® way of y® West Indies our great
King hath Proclaimed warr ) is now att warr with you, who
are in Amity and League with y^ Maquase and y® Rest of
the Nations and so Consequently with us, who are in y®
same chain with them, wee take this opportunity to lett you
OF THE STATE OF MAESTE 51
know y* y® Easterne Indians being Instigated and Incouraged
by y® french at Canida, wlio are your and our mortall Ene-
mies : have made Incursion upon y*' out Borders of our great
Kings government to y^ Eastward of Merry mack River, and
y® Places there adjacent
Altho wee are not so Immediately concerned it being out
of our Colonies yet we hold our.selfs Obliged in Duty to
Stand for y® Defence of all or any of there Majesties Sub-
jects ; and wee doe Expect y* you will accompt it your Duty
Likewise to doe your utmost to kill and Destroy all those of
there Maj^' Enemies and Particularly y* you will not hold
any Correspondence with any of y® Easterne Indians, But
take all opportunityes and advantages to Destroy them as
well as oy'' our grat kings and his subjects Enemies
Altho we hear Proclamation of warr w*^ france be made in
England yett we have not Particular orders from our great
King Concerning y* matter, but Expect them dayly which
when we shall Receive shall not be wanting to doe our
uttmost for y*' Rooteing out and Extirpation of your and our
Enemies at Canada which have been so Treacherous to us
both.
Wee have been informed of a Report you have Received
from y® Easterne Indians of a Designe y^ English had against
you and all oy"" Indians to Mischeeffe and Destroy them, and
also y* we should have treacherously kilP there Sachems.
Wee doe now wash our hands of it, and Declare it to be
utterly false, and y* we never had any such thought but on
y* Contrary when there Sachems were sent for, were Civilly
used and had Presents given them and sent home in a Sloop
safely. But soon after they Committed several murthers and
Rapines, so y* wee can Esteem those falcityes no oy' then a
Stratagem of y^ french Jesuits with whom they hold Corre-
spondence to Sugest such notions to them on Purpose to
Sett us at Variance which if y" adhere to will undoubtedly
52 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Proove Destructive to y" and y"^ Posterity, for our Parts we
Intend no Evill against any Indians y* will live Peaceably
with us, and Resolve to keep y^ Chain Betwixt us whole,
and doe Expect y^ same from y" ; & doe hertily wish y* those
foure Eastern Indians of our Enemies which were w**^ yo"
had been by you Secured, as y'* were ordered by y® Gent : of
Albany in your Castles w*^ would have been verry acceptable
to our great King and verry gratefully acknowleged by all
there May®* Subjects, was given them
was signed
50 lb Pouder John Pynchon
100 lb lead Tho : Savage
2 doze Stockings Andr: Belcher
24 shirts Jonathan Bull
60 gild""* in wampum
Besides Tobacco & bread
& 5 Coats for y* Sachems
Answer of y® River Indians to Co' John Pynchon, Maj''
Tho : Savage Cap* Andrew Belsher and Cap*' Jonathan Bull
Agents for the three Collonies of Massachusetts Plymouth
and Canetticut in Albany y« 13*^ day of Septemb: 1689
Names of y® Sachims
Matsequeet Speaker
Quaquahalit & his Broy''
Machligh Pen
Waampichele
Jovis
Machaneck accompanied w*** 20
oy' Indians
1. Wee are glad to see y® gent" of Boston and y® oy' Coll-
onies of N : England who make verry acceptable Propositions
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 63
that they of the five Nations and wee are all in one Covenant
Chain, it is certainly soe, and therefore let our hearts be
united together as one.
2. Y°" Propounded Yesterday Concerning the Eastern
Indians whom wee are to look upon and take as Enemies,
wee will doe soe, but since wee are in y* middell as it were of
y^ Christians and y® five nations and Dependents on them,
therefore we must attend there motion, what they shal think
fitt and order us to doe wee will joyn with them and doe it,
and shall then take y® Eastern Indians & bynde them and
kill them as Enemies.
3. Fathers
Wee Return y'' our hearty thanks for your Pres-
ents Especially for y^ Pouder and Lead whereby our Castle
is fortifyed with ammunition against our Enemies, and you
all being in one Union, wee Desyre y* y^ gentlemen of
Albany may also assist us with there help in Rideing new
stockadoes about our Castle w"''' is all gone to Decay, and to
mend our axes and gunns, doe give a Belt of wampum and
say they are now Poor and not able for y® p*^"* to make a
suteable Returne for y® Presents now made, But assoou as
they are Capable will make Retaliation.
Upon which y® agents of y® 3 Colonies Replyed
That they were well satisfyed with there answer and that
there Lipps and hearts should be one, and not to hearken to
any Storyes told them by Indians but Beleeve the Proposi-
tions made to them in this house
A True Copy Examined.
Rob* Livingston
54 DOCUMENTAEY HISTOKY
Instructions Sept. i^. 1689.
Instructions for Major Jeremiah Swayne
Coinander in chiefe /
In Pursuance of the Coinission given you to be Coinander in
chiefe of the Forces raysed within this Colony for their Maj-
esties Service in the present Expedition against the coinon
Indian Enemy, Reposing confidence in yo' wisdom prudence
and fidelity in the trust comitted unto you for the Honour
of God the good of his people and the Security of the Inter-
est of Christ in his Churches : Expecting and praying that in
your dependance upon him you may be helped and assisted
with all that grace and wisdom which is requisite for the
carrying of you on with Success in this difficult Service
And though much must be left unto yo'' own prudence and
direction as providence and oppertunity may present from
time to time in places of Action yet the following Instruc-
tions are comended unto yo'' Observation and to be attended
so far as the State of matters with you in such a transaction
will admit./
You are with all care and diligence to Improve the Sever-
all Company* of Souldiers under yo'' coiiiand now quartered
at Groton, Havarill & Newichewannick, together with the
Company of now sent out under the conduct of Captain Noah
Wiswall and such others as may be added unto you, in pros-
ecution of yo'' Coinission for the pursuing, discovery, subdu-
ing & destruction of the said coinon Enemy as you shall
have oppertunity, Intending likewise the safe guard and
defence of those out Towns that lye most open and in dan-
ger of incursions by the Enemy, Especially at such time as
they are now employed about their harvest, takeing care that
they be sufficiently guarded.
You are to take Effectual Order that the worship of God
be maintained and kept up in the Army. And that both
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 55
morning and Evening prayer to God be duely attended, and
so far as the Emergency of yo' Service will admit, that the
holy Sabbath be duely Sanctified.
You are to see that yo'' Souldiers Armes be alwaies fix't
and that they be furnished with Ainunition provisions and
other necessary^ that so they may be in a readiness to repel
or Attacque the Enemy.
And in yo'' pursuit take especial care to avoid danger by
Ambushment or being drawn under any disadvantage by the
Enemy, In your marches keeping out Scouts and a forlorn
before your main body as shalbe requisite.
You are to Suppress all mutinies and disorders among yo'
Souldiers as much as in you lyeth and to punish those who
shall disobey the coiTiand of their Officers, desert their Com-
pany or neglect their duty And to prevent what may be and
punish such as shalbe found guilty, of prophane swearing
curseing drunkenness or such other sins as do provoke the
Anger of God :
you may Encourage your Souldiers to be industrious &
vigorous in their service to search out and destroy the
Enemy promiseing them the benefit of all captives and plun-
der that shalbe taken unto their own use, and the reward of
Eight pounds for every flighting Indian man that shalbe by
them slain over & above their stated wages./
You are from time to time to give intelligence and advice
to the Governo'' and Councill of yo'' proceedings and occur-
rences that may happen ; And how it shall please the Lord
to deale with you in this present Expedition. — You are to
maintain a correspondence by intelligence as you can have
oppertunity with Major Church Cofiiander in chiefe of the
Forces gone farther Eastward, and to yield mutual Assist-
ance Each to other as you can conveniently come to joyne
any part more or less of yo'' severall fforces./ And if yo"''
fforces or any part should hapen to come neer to Each other
56 DOCUMENTARY HISTOKY
you must agree upon some Signal whereby yo' Indian may
be discriminated from the Enemy.
You are to take notice that Cap"" Willard and Cap°^ Hall
with their Company^ are put under the coinand of Major
Church to joyne the Plymouth fforce.
You are to assigne to Cap"" Noah Wiswall Ten or more
able hardy Englishmen to be of his Company as he shall
desire to mix with his Indians.
You are not to draw off the Forces now Quartered at
Groton untill farther Order.
Signed S : Bradstreet Gov'
Boston 14° Sepf^ 1689.
Past by the Governo' & Councill
Is^ Addington Sec"^
Salmon ffalls in Berwick Y^"'^ 15 1689
Hon"-^ S--
After the tender of my most humble service to yo^ hon^^.
These few lines humbly Sheweth the acco" of my proceed-
ings hitherto, as I cafne along by Haverill, I left Orders w*^^
Cap"^ Noise to Scoutt vpon y® Skirts of said towne, & downe
as far as Almsberry w*** y® whole or pt of his Comp"* & y*
Troopers drawn out of y* Regiment Soe I advanced to Ber-
wick where I found the people in as much Danger of Some
among them as of y® Enimy for want of a well Settlement of
y® Militia am. them, Then I sent for some of y*' principall
Persons of y® place, and also of Hampsheir Gentlem And
advised with them, where wee agreed of y® Settlement of
Severall Garrissons w'^ their owne men and appointed
Coinand''' of the same not without great Opposition by some
When I had almost done and intending to advance towards
Casco, I had news Sent me of a house poorly fortifyed at
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 67
Oyster River that it was taken by y® Enimie being about
Sixty in y® Comp'': though part of Cap" Gardners Comp^
lodged the night before at said house & were moved away
about half a hour before y® assault and were got to Cocheecha
where a post overtooke them and they faced about & per-
sued y^ Enimy but could not find them. Our Souldiers not
haveing pvission nor Amunition to stay out were forced to
return, Than I borrowed all y® Amunition & Bread I could
procure of the Inhabitants and sent p* of Cap° Converss his
Comp* to Cochecha to meet & Joyn with Cap" Gardners who
Persued y® Enimie three dayes but finding none of them
returned, but before y' returne, one of y® Captives made his
escape two dayes after he was taken, whom y® Indians tould
that they had beleagerd y^ place three dayes and when they
knew how many men belonged to y'' house & seeing y"' all
gathering Corn came & killed them first, and then sett vpon
y® house where were onely Woomen children & two Boyes,
they killed & Captivated Eighteene persons none escapeing,
wherevpon I ordered all y^ Garrisons here abouts ( for time
to Come ) not to leave any Garrisson without less then 4 or
five able men vpon y® Gentry at all times, we are Endeavour-
ing but cannot yet find any of y® Enimy by our Scouts, onely
now & than there is a report of Indians Seen & men are
shott att. wherevpon I offord Gaurds to y® Inhabitants
about their bussiness I cannot as yet have any Intelligence
of their head quarters but by y® Captive boyes acco" he
perceived or Judged it was vpon an Hand at Winipessawket
which is a small lake ; Hon**^ S" I am now advancing towards
Casco, having set there two Companyes vpon duty, Some
few of o"" men are Sick & some lame Soe y* we are in want of
a Chirurgion, many of y^ Souldiers are in much want of
Cloathing & Tobacco & please send some more good pork
and bread in Convenient time for a Recrute that we may not
want as before, y^ first bar^' of pork we opened proved so
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bad could not spend it, for pease here are good to be pro-
cured ; I hope you will be pleased to send lawes & Orders
for y® Comp. which is all at psent from Your Hono" Humble
Serv* to Coinand.
Jeremiah Sweyen
The following in the hand-writing Secretary Addington
Mem° for Cloathing./.
Shoes and stockins, Trucking Cloth for blanketts.
Shirts drawers Coats and wast coats./.
Men wanting in James Convers his Company
Two from Cap"^® Haiiionds Company
Two of Cambridge went back from Woburn.
One wanting from Reding another went back from
Woburn.
Superscribed
To the Hon*''^''
Simon Bradstreet Esq®
Goven'' and y^ Councill
of y® Mattachusetts
Colony
//
Hast post hast
// I //
ffalmouth Sep*: 16'^ 1689
To the Honored Gov"^ & Councell
My Last to yo"" Honors was p John Gee. being then in
great haste. So that I had not time to give a full account of
all our wants, as to our provisions it spends apace, wee have
but part of one barr" of pork left, but here is beef to be had
OF THE STATE OF JLA.INE 59
to Supply the want of pork, provided your honors give order
for the Impressing of what is needfull, or rather I supose if
a Stock of goods Sutable for cloathing were Sent to purchase
Such provision w'^'^ this place produces it might be more for
the conveniency of the Inhabitants, and less charge to the
Publique besides many of our Soldiers begins to want cloath-
ing shoes & blankets &c. it is also Expected that some
Straw beds be allowed them as for bread we shall soon want
a Supply Espeshally if any more forces Should come heither,
the want of w'^'^ cannot be suplied by anything raysed here.
I hope yo*" honors have or Speedily will take care to send a
supply of what is wanting, the former stock of provision w'^**
Cap* Davis had in his custody & neer spent so that here will
be above a hundred men to be supplied out of what Stock
we brought w*^ us of w*^^ there is now but a little more then
four hogsheds of the bread left, each mans allowance being
a pound of bread for a day, here is wanting a p"" of Smiths
bellows, here being none in the Town, and severall of our
Soldiers will want their arms to be flfixt, here being no spare
arms. I am tould that Some Swan Shot is wanting, also if
more forces Should come to this place another bar" of pow-
der vnW be wanting, as also a rhim of good paper to make
cartrages.
Sep* 17*^ yesterday moring the Ship Sett Sayle, upon w'^^
the Indians Hallowed to them from Palmers Island upon w*'"
they came to an anchor againe & Sent their boat and treated
with them, the result of w*=^ is that this day in the morning
they exchanged their Captive for M^^ Lee & her child and
about noon Sett Sayle w"" her on bord & now being about 4
of the clock in the after noon the wind being contrary we se
the Ships come to anchor againe. About 200 or more of
Indians are Seen now upon S*^ Island, and we do Expect a
Speedy assault by them, the least harm we can Expect from
them is that they will destroy what provisions are abroad,
60 DOCTJMENTAKY HISTOEY
wch I would use as an argument to your honors to send a
Speedy Supply w*^^ is all at present from
Your Honors humble Ser^'
Joseph Prout
Letter from Silvanus Davis
To be Communicated
To the Inhabitance of
the Province of Maine Falmoth 17 Sep: 89
& all others Concern^/ 3 Clocke noone
Yesterday y® Indians came in in
sight and made signs to y® Dutch privateer for a fflie, y^' sent
y'' boate to y™ and after some discourse y'' promised to bring
Maj"' Waldens daughter & her child to exchange for y*
Indian captive, accordmgly y^ came and some few hours since
yy received y^ woman and her child and delivered y® Indian
to y'" y® woman declares y* y® Indians are in Number upwards
of two hundred and fiftie all on Palmers Isle besides y™ on
y® Isle y'' heave other forces neare. y® Indians tell y® woman
y* since y^ came into oure Bay y^ heave some of y"" beene
under everie of our Garrisons and know w* wee are in Num-
ber and all our circumstances, y^ resolve forth w'''* to Set
upon this Towne, which y^ reckon as y"^ owne alreadie and y"
to ye'' design in taking and ruining y® whole province, y^
deride and scoff at us after a strange manner, y^ say y^ are
much encouraged by some Gentlemen in Boston for y® man-
naging y® warr against us w°^' makes y" go on w* undaunted
courge. this a Relation of what : presses at p^'sent
from yo'' Affectionate ffriend
Silvanus Davis.
OF THE STATE OF JIAINE 61
Order
Boston: 17« Sept" 1689
To Mr John Alden Comander of the Sloop Mary.
You are Ordered to take on board said Sloop Mary Major Ben-
jamin Church with such p* of the Souldiers both English and
Indians under his Command as you can conveniently carry
now intended for the Eastern parts in their Majesties service
against the cornon Indian Eneni}- — and forthwith to Saile
unto Casco bay and there Land the said Souldiers, and put
on Shoare your Provisions Amunition, Cloathmg and other
Supplies for the forces w""** are now on board and deliver the
same unto M"" Joseph Proutt the Comissary upon the place
takeing his Receipt therefore, And haveing unladen your
Sloop, you are to attend the Orders of Major Church for the
transporting of the souldiers from place to place as he shall
find occasion, untill you shall be dismist home by him or
receive further Order from the Governour and Councill of
this Colony ; Takeing Special care of your Vessell to secure
her from any Surprisal by the Enemy or others
Past in Councill die predict »Signed
Is* Addington Sec'^ S Bradstreet. Gov''
" Order to Major Benj^ Church to take Cap^''- Willard <^
Cap^'^ Hall'' Compa^ under his comandy
By the Governo'' and CounciU
of the Massachusetts Colony
To Major Benjamin Church
Whereas you are appointed and Comissioned by the Coun-
cill of Warr of the Colony of New Plymouth Coinander in
chiefe of the Forces raysed within the said Colony against
the coinon Indian Enemy now Ordered into the Eastern
G2 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
parts to joyne with some of the Forces of this Colony for the
prosecution repelling and subdueing of the said Enemy. It
is therefore Ordered that Captain Simon Willard and Cap"®
Nathan Hall with the two Companys of Souldiers under their
severall comand belonging to this Colony now in or about
Casco Bay, be and are hereby put under yo" as their Com-
ander in Chiefe for the present Expedition. And in pursu-
ance of the Comissions severally given to Either of them,
they are Ordered to Observe and Obey yo'^ Orders and
directions as their Comander in Chiefe untill farther Order
from the Governo'" and Councill or the Comission*'^ of the
Colony^ Dated in Boston the Seventeenth day of Septem^"
Ann° Dm. 1689. Annoq^ RR* et Reginae Guilielmi et Mariae
Angliae &c'^ gm"./.
Signed
S. Bradstreet Gov^
Past, in Councell
Attesf Is* Addington Sec'^
Boston Sep-^ 17° 1689
Cap* Simon Willard
Major Benjamin Church being Comissioned to coiSand y®
forces rajsed in y® Colony of N : Plymouth & ordered to
have his head quarters at Cascoe with you : y® Governo"^ and
Council have ordered yo'"s & Cap* Halls Companyes to be
under him as yo"" Comand'' in chiefe, & you are accordingly
psuant to yo"" Commission to attend his direction & order till
you shall receive further or other order fro y^ Governo'" &
Council of this Colony.
y® same sent to Cap* Hall Signed
mutatis mutandis S : Bradstreet Gov'
Past in Councill.
Is'^ Addington Sec'^
OF THE STATE OP MAINE 63
Petition of John Day ^ others.
To the Hon*? Simon Bradstreet Esq^ Gov^
Thomas Danfoith, Esq*" D. Gov and the
rest of the Hon'*^ Magistrates & Representatives
Assembled in Council
The humble Petition of John Day, Edward
Taylor, David Pattin & John Boyer, souldiers.
Humbly Sheweth
Whereas your Petitioners were impressed for the Service
of the Country to the Eastward ag' the Indians and have
faithfully served in our several Stations, and have gone
through several staights & hazards by long & tedious
marches & other difficulties in a cold winter season and now
thro Gods goodness returned, and have not received our pay
& wages for our Service and Still lying on dayly expences.
your Petitioners humble request to your Hono" is
that you would be pleased to consider our Condition
which is poore & low, and would be pleased to order
us our respective wages due to each of us, that so we
may be the better inabled to satisfy our just debts w*^^
we have bin forced to contract since our returne to
Boston for our relief & maintenance and might be put
in some capacity for future imploy that we may be y®
better inable to maintaine ourselves & yo'' Petitioners
shall as in duty, pray &c
John Day
Edward Taylor
David Patten
John Boyer.
64 DOCUMBNTAKT HISTORY
Letter from Jer. Sweyne
ffrom o'^ head quart" att Salmon falls in Barwick
Octo''^ 8. 89
Hon«<^ S"
After y^ tender of my humble Service to yo' Hon"^*,
these are to acquaint yo'' Selves y* thru y** goodness of God
I am in pretty good health hoping y* these will finde yo''
hon""^ so, also to acquaint you y* I received yo' letter yester-
day about 5 of y® clock in y^ af ternoone & w* referred to y^
Maquas wee coppied out & Posted awaie to Maj"" Church
with some other business of o*" owne in yo' Hon"^® letter we
understand y* you have not had any account from us of o'^
proceedings y® w*'^ I do exceedingly wonder att. & am as
much troubled to hear for I thought I had tooke an effectual
care y* yo"^ Hon''* might have advice of all o"" motions, wee
wrote you a letter dated 16 : Sept. giving account of all from
Haverhill 'till y*^ day & sent it by one of o'^ own Soldiers
Joshua Blanchard by name who lives on Mistick side belong-
ing to Charlestown pray lett him be called to an account
about, y" from y^ day to y® 5*^ instant we gave yo*" Hon"
an account by Quarf Master Whitmore of Medford & since
y* time wee have another scout returned from Wemepesiocke
who marched round it Supposed to be a 100 miles, found a
barne of corne & some small things but none of y^ Enimy
Supposed to have bin there this fortnight by their paths but
one path to y® Westward but y® biggest path towards Ossabe,
wee also Sent to Maj"^ Church to advice him concerning o"^
next motion, whether Estward or westward to y® Chestnut
Country where some suppose some of y® Enimy is gon, wee
by o"^ last gave yo'' Hon" an account of three men Surprised
by y® Enimy att Saco, y^ next day w' seen uppon y^ Sands
about 200 Indians marching Estward since y* wee have not
heard of y"™, o"^ men are many of y™ sick lame & stand in
need of a Surgion, & good medicines further we have bin
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 65
moving to y* Gent"" of Portsmouth y^ about 60 men be raised
in y* pvince in case of o' moving Estward & by reason of y^
deficiency of so many of o"^ Soldiers I think I must call off
Cap' Noyes in case of o'' motion Estward. pray send us more
cloathes of all sorts, not to trouble yo'' Hon" further att
psent I rest & subscribe myself yo'' Hon''* most humble ser-
vant att comand.
Jer: Sweyne.
Letter from Jer. Sweyne
Barwick att Salmon falls Octob'' 15, 89.
Much Hon^*i S'«
After humble Service presented to yo' Hon" these are to lett
you understand y* thru y*^ goodness of God I am in good
health att present hoping these few lines will finde yo"" Hon"
so, also y*^ I received yo" 10th instant. & according to yo""
Hon" directions I have published y'' signal concerning y*'
Maquas, further I shall give yo"^ Hon" an account of o"^ fur-
ther proceedings since o*^ last to yo"" selves Capt. Wiswell
with y" biggest part of his part of his company scouted up
westward into y'^ chestnut woods 4 dayes but found none of
y" Enimy nor yet where y^ have lately binn, it is Supposed y*
small party of Indians may be in y** Chestnut country beyond
Groaton, also y'^ most part of Capt. Converses company with
a party of Indians with y'" Scouted about y® woods above
Cochecho & above Oyster river in those thick woods 2 or 3
dayes because it w^ reported y*- Indians have binn often seen
y'' but yy could finde none nor any Signs of y"", y^ all return-
ing we y" being in a Strait w'"' way to bend o'' motion tooke
advice not only of o'' o^v^l officers but of y^ Gent? of y® place
as wee use to do in like case viz Maj"" ffrost Capt. Wincoln,
Capt. Hooke. Capt Haman M' ffryer &c. besides y*" Gent"' of
66 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
y" Bank & it is thought advisable to send a considerable party
to Ossape & Pigwaquit, white hills &c. y^ w*'^ wee are pre-
paring for but are under great disadvantage by reason of y^
sickness of many y® want of a chyrurgeon & an armorer for
we are exposed to send almost 20 miles to have o"" guiis
mended, & sutable cloathes for y" men for such a march I
pray for a supply with all speed for we must borrow rhum
& w* cloathing wee cari, for y" supply of this psent march
w*'^ will be about a fortnight as we suppose, wee are informed
y* y** sloope y* Maj"" Church sent to Pemiquid is returned
brmging newes y* y** fort is burnt & y'' y® gunns lie in y®
ashes y** houses are all burnt but one & no Indians to be seen
in those parts, Some think y^ are moved away to y^ ffrench
being strongly inticed thither, I would also informe yo''
Hon''* y* Daniel Mathewes one of Cap*^ Gardners men & a
hired man is run away & remembered his love to his Capt:
& told him y* he would meet him att Pemiquid with four-
score men, & another man of Capt. Gardners by name Mar-
tin Williams is a prisoner with us for coyning of money he
w* a redcoat a companion of y® afores*^ Mathewes also 4 of y**
troopers from hence are run away, 3 of Marblehead viz Jn°
Rowland : Jn** Oakes : Tho* Roads ; of Lin one viz Jn°
Engals they run away 4th instant, wee had sent newes of
it before but y* I heard y^ intended to return, I pray y* there
be a Speedy & Severe course taken with such psons. I hope
government will be maintained with yo'' Hon''^ I have much
ado to maintain it here among a company of prayerless peo-
ple & such as are of an antiministerial Spirit, wee have pun-
ished several of y'" by laying neck & heeles & fineing &c :
yy talk of rising Sometimes but y'^ officers & soldiers stand
firmly by me & altho some do hate y® Baye government &
threaten us with braces of bullets, yet I hope y^ are Subdued.
& tho wee Speake thus of some yet wee must acknoledge y*
y*' principle Gent" are very candid & ingenuous & faithfull
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 67
to y" Bay government, wee have also Sent you a coppie of o''
first letter w*^*' as we are informed came not to yo"" Hone's
bands tho it is not a perfect coppie because wee were in hast
w" we writt it So desiring yo' Hon" prayers I rest yo"" Hon"
most humble Servant
Jer. Sweyne.
Letter from Richard Martyn ^ others
Portsm! 16'?^ 8 ber 1689
Much Hon'.**
Wee have yo" of 10*^ Instant referring to the Choyce of
Couiissrs to Joyne w''^ those of the Confederate Collonyes
about the vigorous prosecution of the Warr against the
coinon enemy, w*^'^ we are readily dispos'd to, & are abun-
dantly thankfull for the care y*- has been already taken for
y*^ defence of the Country : but the advice unhappily came
too late to Choose Comiss" for this present meeting : how-
ever shall forthw'i" comunicate the same to the severall Towns
y* A person or persons may be Chosen ready to attend at the
next meeting of y® s*^ Comiss": at Boston upon first notice
thereof: wee remain
Yo' Hon""s humble Serv'*
Richard Martyn
= W" Vaughan
Rich*^ Waldron
" Letter from 3Iaryland Re'^ 17 Ocf" 1689 y
By the Assembly in Maryland
Gentl
Whereas of late diverse horrid conspiracies contrivances
and Combinacons have been had made, used, practised &
managed by and between severall persons of prin('ij)all note
& others in authority within this Govermn| popishly ^Si Evilly
68 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
affected. And the severall nations of Northerne and other
Indians in these parts of America tending to & designing the
mine, destruccon, and utter extirpation of their Maj^^^ loyall
protestant Subjects here as wee have good cause to suspect
and believe, Not only from the severall Evidences, Deposi-
tions, Exammations, Inquisicons, and other circumstances
before us, thereunto relateing : but alsoe from the inward
guilt and conviction of principle Agents & Managers thereof :
Who (to Evade the punishment justly due to them for the
same, and not able to abide the best) have privately unknowne
& in disguise betaken themselves for refuge to some other
more remote parts within our neighbouring Collonies & plan-
tacons (as we have credibly received, beene informed and
can Testifie) and doe still abscond from the handes of Jus-
tice, in the most hidden and secrete places, Seeking and
watching for all opportunityes and advantages by such undue
unchristian and inhumane practices & combinations as afore-
said to Effect and bring to pass such their wicked intents &
designes as aforesaid to the greate terro'' & consternacon of
their Maj*^'''^ said protestant subjects liere, as their feares and
jealouvsies ariseing from such proceedings have justly insinu-
ated and inculcated into them.
And whereas there cann be found no meanes ( as we
know : ) more effectual for the true discovery & bringing to
condign punishment such greivous and heinous Sinners, or
more conduceing to their Majesty* Service and interest then
a friendly & amicable mutuall correspondency betweene their
severall governem'f of such Vicinity especially and under such
circumstances as Wee are, Wee therefore the Delegate and
Representative body of this province now assembled and
mett together in their Maj*y* names and for their Maj*^^* Ser-
vice, haveing in the first place according to our bounden duty
asserted and proclaimed their Majestyes King William &
Queene Marys lawfull & undoubted right & title to this
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 69
Province ( as wee doubt not you have alsoe done ) Doe in
the next place as ffriends & Neighbours and fellow Subjects
Sollicite and Court your friendly & neighbourly correspond-
ency vpon all occations by Imparting &> communicating to
us from time to time & at all times hereafter as occasion shall
require all matters of Import conduceing any wayes to their
Maj'y^ Service and the good and welfare of their Subjects
here ; And alsoe by Suppressing Seizing & secureing all such
suspicious & suspected persons, as allready are or shall here-
after flye or goe from hence into yo'' Governem' without
good and sufficient Lycence from some Magistrate or other
person or persons thereunto lawfully authorised and appointed
within this province, or other good pregnant & undeniable
circumstances. And in all things whatsoever to beare in
your hearty affections love and good will in all the wayes of
ffriendship and a mutuall good correspondency. All which
We shall with all due care imaginable labour to preserve and
keep inviolable on our parts towards you. Omitting nothing
that may appeare honourable or any wayes conduceing to
your interest, peace & Welfare : Whereunto wee desire all
faith & credence may be given.
Signed g order of the house
g John Llewellin Clk Assembly.
To tlie hon^''' Governo' and Councill
of New England
This/
Order
Ordered by the Representatives That the Troopers In the
Countrys service w*""' belong to Suffolk & the vper Regim*
of Midd^ be forthw^" drawn off
24th Octob^ 1689.
Ebenezer Prout Clerk.
70 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Communication from the Commissioners for the United Colonies
Boston Octob. 25. 1689.
The Commission's for the Colonyes do Comend to the
hon**!* the Gov.' & Councill of the Mattachusets that the
Soldjers belonging to the frontier Townes now at any of
the head quarters together with all sick, wounded & other-
wise unfitted for Service be forthwith dismissed home, as
also the Troopers there or else where, and in case there be
not a prospect of an oppertunity to prossecute the Enemy
that then the Indians that are vpon service and so many of
the English Soldjers as may with safety to the People of
those remote plantaccons be spared, be as conveniently &
privately as may be returned home, taking effectuall care
that those left for the security of the places where they shall
be ordered be put under such order & goverm* as is meet,
not releiving a greater number of officers then necessary.
And unless good reason appeare for the Contrary y* the hired
soldjers be of y® number y*^ shall be ordered to stay.
Wee do also desire that effectuall care be taken that a true
list be taken of the names & number of the soldjers now out
vpon service, and a distinct list of those y* shall be ordered
to remayne, and at w* places, & return thereof made to the
Coinission''s at their next meeting.
Thos. Danforth
Elisha Cooke
Tho^ Hmckley
John Walley.
Order, relating to Major Sweyne his officers ^ soldiers
Ordered y*^ Majo"" Jeremia Swaine and his officers with al
the Soldiers in y*^ Countryes Saruis from Wels Westward be
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 71
forth with drawn of: Exsep* so many of hiered men and
otliers vnto a competent numb'' for the Secureing Such places
as thay shall Judg needf ull for the present :
Leiueing them vnder Such Comand" as said Swaine & his
officers shall Judg meet pticular ace' being tacken of them
y* are so Left.
9 b"^ 6th 1689 past in the affirmative by
the Representatives
Ebenezer Prout Clerk.
Order, relating to discharge of Soldiers ^ Indians
The Comission" for the Colony' having Coinended it to
the Governo^ and Councill, that the Souldiers belonging to
the Frontier Townes, now at any of the head quarters,
together with all Sick wounded, & other wise unfitted for
Service, be forthwith dismissed home. As also the Troopers
there or elsewhere. And in Case there be not a prospect of
an oppertunity to prosecute the Enemie, that then the
Indians that are upon service, and so many of the English
Souldiers as may with Safety to the people of the remote
Plantations be spared, be as conveniently & privately as may
be returned home
It is agreed & Ordered, That in Case there be no prospect
of prosecuting the Enemy, Majo"" Benjamen Church CoiTiander
in Cheife, of the forces abroad at Casco, & the parts adjacent,
with the advice of his Coinission officers, and the officers, &
some of the principall persons upon the places, doe place a
Sufficient number of Souldiers, at such garrisons & out Plan-
tations, in those parts, as may Secure the Same, and make
out a party to offend the Enemy in Case of any attempt and
dispose them under Suitable officers, that they may be under
good Goverment & Order, taking distinct Lists of the names
72 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
& numbers of Souldiers ordered to remayne in each place.
And the s'^ Cofnander in chiefe, and other his officers and
Sonldiers, as privately as may bee forthwith drawe offe home,
& be discharged, And meet supplys & provisions be sent for
the drawing offe them that are to come home, and to furnish
them that stay behinde
past in the affirmtive by the Representatives
Nov^I' Qth 1689 . ""
Ebenezer Prout Clerk.
Consented to by the Governo'
& Councill
Is^ Addington Sec,^^
Novr 6. 1689./.
Order relating to Maj'' Sweyne Ids Officers and Soldiers.
Boston : 8° November 1689.
The Comission'"'' of the Colony? haveing comended it to the
Governo'" & Councill that the Souldiers belonging to the
ffrontier Town's now at any of the head Quarters together
with all Sick, wounded and otherwise unfitted for Service be
forthwith dismissed home : As also the Troopers there or
elsewhere ; And in case there be not a prospect of an Opper-
tunity to prosecute the Enemy that then the Indians that are
upon Service and so many of the English Souldiers as may
with Safety to the People of the remote Plantations be spared
be as conveniently & privatly as may be returned home ~
It is Agreed and Ordered in case there be no iprospect of
prosecuting the Enemy, That Major Jeremiah Swayne
Coinander in chiefe of the Forces at Newichewannick or
Salmon Falls, with the advice of his CoiTiission Officers and
Some of the principal Gentlemen of the Province of New
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 73
Hampshire and Maine (neerest to him) do post a sufficient
number of Souldiers at such Ganisons and out plantations
in those parts as may secure the same and Offend the Enemy
in case of Attempt, to be disposed under suitable Officers for
their good Government and Order, takeing distinct Lists of
the names & number of souldiers Ordered to remain at Each
place.
And the said Coiiiander in Cheife. and other his Officers
and Souldiers as privatly as may be forthwith to draw off
home and be discharged./.
Voted by the Gouerno'' & Council
la: Russell g ord*^
Consented to by the Representatives.
Dated as aboves**
Ebenezer Prout Clerk
Letter Isaac Addington Secretary to Major Sweyne
Boston 8" Novemb-" 1G89.
Majo" Swayne
Inclosed is Copy of the Order of the Convention of the
Governour and Coiuicil and Representatives Pursuant to
what is comended to consideration by the Comission? of the
Colony' as to yof drawing off with the Forces under yo*"
coiiiand in case there be no prospect of prosecuting the
Enemy, In which yo" are to advise with yo*" Coiiiission
Officers, and the Officers and some of the principal Gent" of
the Provinces of New Hampshire & Mayne ( nearest unto
yo" ) For the Setling of such Garrisons as may be needfull
for the Security of those parts before yo" come off, not
exceeding what are of absolute necessity And releive the
Garrison Souldiers at Cochecha posting some fresh men there
in their stead if there be need of continuing any there and
such as you leave behind let those men who were hired out
upon the Service be part of the number and others such as
74 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
may most conveniently be spared from home ; But use yo"^
utmost Endeavours with the Gentlemen of the Province that
they Supply the Garrisons as much as may be with their own
men, that the fewer of ours who have been long upon duty
be left abroad. The above is recommended to yo*" care and
prudence by y^ Governo'' and Councill./.
By Order in Councill
Is?. Addington Sec"^-
Superscribed
To Major Jeremiah Swayne
Comander in Chiefe of y'^
Forces at Salmon Falls
These./.
Order in relation to payment of Soldiers
Ordered by the Representatives that the Select men
together with the Coiiiission officers of the respective Townes
take an account of the Charges of the souldjers of there sev-
eral Townes, of what hath bin expended vpon them, dureing
the time of there servis. And what is thire Just due,
whereof they are to send an accoant vnto the Treasurer of
the Collonie, whoe accordingly is Ordered to Jssue out war-
rants, to the Constables to make payment to the soldjers of
s*^ Townes, and make retm-ne thereof vnto the Treasurer.
Nov?.' 8*? 1689 Ebenezer Prout Clerk
M"" John Aires
M' EdW^ Bromfield
M' John Taylor
M' Eliakim Hutchinson.
M'' Peter Sargent
M'' Samson Sheaf e
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 75
Six Rates to he Levied for payment of Soldiers^ ^c
Boston NovV 8f 1689.
Resolved By the Representatives
Nemine Contra Dicente
That Six Rates be Levied forthw**' on tlie Inliabitants of
this Colony for Paying of Sokliers and publiqne Charges that
have arisen since the Revolution by reason of y" War & y*'
y^ Treasurer forthw"' Isue foth his warrants for the efecting
the same.
The prizes of Corn as falloweth 1 A third abated if
j mony
Wheat 5
Barly & Barly malt 4
Rye 3
Indian Come 3
Pease 4
d
6
0
G
0
0
Desireing the Hon'"d Gov"
& Magistrates Consent
Ebenezer Prout Clerk
Six Rates to he Levied, for paying of Soldiers, ^c.
Boston Novemb'- 8^^ 1689.
Resolved by the Representatives Nemine Contra Dicente
That sixe Rates on whereof to be in money be Levied
forthwith on the Inhabitants of this Collonie for paying of
Souldiers & publiqne Charges that have arisen since the Rev-
olution by Reason of the war & securing the castle & prison
(Stc*^ and that the Treasurer forthwith Jsue forth his warrants
for efecting the same. The prises of Corne are as followeth
Wheat at five shillings six pence g bushell
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Barely & Bareley Malt at three shillings six pence
Rye at tlu-ee shillings
Indean Corne at three shillings.
pease at four shillings
Those that pay money on the five Rates to have a third
abated
Desiring the hon'"'' Gou'^s &
Magistrates Consent:
Ebenezer Prout Clerk
Consented to by y'^ Magistrates
Nov. 9'?" 1689./. la: Russell by ord^
Letter Maj" Sweyne to the Gov''' ^ Council Nov. 13. 1689.
To y*^ Hon^'^ Govern'' & Councill Sitting
att Boston Novemb-^ 28. 89
Hithertoo by Sickness being prevented I now take y** bold-
ness to give yo"" Hono" an account of my proceedings, persu-
ance of an Ord"" to me directed from yo"^ Hon''* with referance
to o'" drawing off o'' fforces leaving Garrisons Soldiers &c. —
Portsmouth Novemb-" 13th. 89.
Att a Councill of warr for y'' Safety of y® provinces of
New Hampshire & Maine, my Self with yo'' Maj"*'* officers in
Comission in y*^ army with some of y® principal Gent" of both
Provinces, y® Councills ord'' being read several questions
were propounded to y** s** Councill of warr, viz how many
Soldiers w"" of absolute necessity to be left in all. 2'^ how
many in each province. 3^^. where to be posted, 4^^ under
w* conduct & how y^ should be maintained. It w* thought
necessary on all hands y* Sixty men Should be left there
twenty in Hampshire «&; forty in Maine, y" I desired of y"' to
know how many of those Sixty y^ would raise in y^ s*^ prov-
ince, after debate y^ agreed to raise ten, & so att Cochecho
OF THE STATE OF MAINE V7
to post 4, att y^ widdow Heards Garrison 8, att Capt. J 11°
Gerrishes, att Oister river, 4. att Capt. Jn° Woodmans, & 4
att Robert Burnums — And for Maine it w^ thought need-
full y' 14 were posted in y*" ffrontier Garrisons att Wells, &
y** rest in Kitteiy, & Berwick 4 att Maj'^ Charles ffrosts Gar-
rison, & 5 att y** most notherly Garrison in y" front of both
townes, ye rest att y*" ffort att Salmon Falls & y® houses adja-
cent & all to be quartered with y'' inhabitants in each places
where y^ were posted.
It was adjudged meet also y^ one of y"* Captaines in Comis-
sion in y" army should take y^ charge of y"", I urged y* some
of y^ officers y' should do it, but y^ replyed y"^ Government
was so lame y* y^ could scarce comand each man his family,
& it would be an undoing thing not to leave one of o" in
comission there because y" Soldiers & inhabitants stood in
some more fear of y® Bay y" of y"" own officers.
So it w^ concluded to leave one, & I left Capt. Gardner for
y*' gsent 'till further ord" from yo' Hon""* ordering him with
part of y^ Soldiers to scout about y*" outside of y*" townes as
farr as y^ could for y^ snow in tollerable weather to see if y^
could finde either Skulkmg Indians or y"" tracks but not to
expose himself or men too much to hazzard So leaving y'" to
Gods protection & y« Cap*? dare & conduct I tooke my leave
of y'" & returned home & disbanded y** rest and so subscribe
my self yo'' Hon" Humble Serf Jer Syene.
Stephen Holdetis Petition. 1600.
To The Honored & great Assembly now settmg in Boston.
The humble petition and Request of Stephen Holden of Groton,
Honored S" It having pleased the Almighty (jod
to order it that myselfe & my two biggest sons tho small
were taken captives by the Indian enemyes from our towne
of Groton and being with the Esterne enemy & my 2 sons
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about one year & ten moneth where tho it was my portion
to escape with my life thro gods mercy beyound what I did
expect or look for & I thinke fared better than some other
English yet great hardship and difficultyes I underwent butt
being very desirous with one of my Sons that was there to
gitt home If it might before the English vessells came I was
necessitated to give my promise to my Indian Pilates whome
I satisfyed att Richmans Island by English that I borrowed of
there thre pound & twelve shillings If I might have y^ bold-
nesse I would humbly crave That It might be payd out of
Publiq stock I should take it thankfully att your hands This
with my thankfullnesse to God that both myselfe & both my
children he hath graciously returned to our home againe
commend your honours concer into y® hands & wishing y"
Presence & benediction of y® soveraine God I take Leave &
subscribe myselfe your humble servant and suppliant
Groton May 27th 1699 Stephen Holden
June 6th 1699 once read
and Voted by the house of Representa- that the above
s*^ Peticoner Stephen Holden of Grotton be paid out
of the publick Treary Three pounds & twelve shillmgs
money
Sent up for Concurrence
Jam^ Converse Speaker
19° July 99. Read and past in Council
Is!- Addington Secry
Consent** to
Bellomont
Josiah Parker's Petition. 1699,
Province of y^ To his Excellency, The Right
Massachusetts Bay Hon^*® Richard Earle of Bello-
May 30th 1699 mont Governo-^ in Chief of his
OF THE STATE OF MAINE Y9
Majesties Province of the Mas-
sachusetts Bay in New England
and to y'' Hon''^*^ y*' Council
and Representatives in Gen"
Court Assembled
The Petition of Josiah Parker of Cambridge humbly sheweth
That whereas in the year 1693 Indian Enemy made an
assault upon the Town of Groton in which among othei's
James Parker Jun"^ Brother to yo'' humble Pet"'' was killed
with his wife severall of his Children also were then carryed
away Captive one of which named Phinehas Parker some-
thing less then a year ago was ( by a Master of a vessell
belonging to Ipswich ) redeemed from the Indians at y® Eastr
ward which said Master has been reimbursed by yo'' Pet"'^
w*^'' is to the value of about six pounds in Money -
the earnest request of yo"^ humble Pet"'' to yo*" Excel-
lency & to this hon^^® Court is that you would please to Con-
sider him t& that allowance may be made him out of the pub-
lick Treasury for what he has disburst also he desires humbly
that you would please something to Consider the s£iid Phin-
ehas who is a poor Orphan now about twelve years old and
is like wise lame of one of his Leggs occasioned by ye cruelty
of y® salvages and it is very questionable whether ever he
will be Cured & has little or nothing left him of his Fathers
estate for his support It therefore what has here been sug-
gested by yo"" humble Pet"'' may be accordingly Considered
& granted, it will greatly oblige him, as in duty Bound ~
Ever to Pray &c
June 3 1699 Josiah Parker
Read 1** tyme
June 6tli 1699 read a 2*^ time,
June 7th read a 3'"'^ time And Voted
that the Petitioner be Allowed six pounds money out of
the publick Treaiy.
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Sent up for Concurrence, ~
Jam! Converse
19° July 99
Read and past in Council
Is' Addington Secry
Consented to
Bellomont
SamJ' Austin's Petition, 1699.
To His Excellency the R* hon*'^'' Rich*^ Earle of Bellomont
Governour in Cheife of his Maj"*"* Province of the Massachu-
setts Bay &c, the hon'''* Council & representatives, now
assembled in Gen'^ Court convened att Boston
The Petition of Samuell Austin formerly of Wells
Innhold"" butt now of Charlestowne
Humbly Sheweth
That yo"" Petition"" in the first Warr with y^ Indians
in the Easterne parts ( now more then Twenty yeares
since ) had Quartered upon him many Sould''* , and
Expended a very Considerable part of his then Estate
in makeing provision for their Entertainem', to y*
value of Eighty pounds as by his owne, and the then
Committee of Wells Generall Accompts herewith pre-
sented may appeare, for which he never rec'' one penny
towards satisfaction from the Publick, besides w*'*' by
reason of y*' Late warr was driven away from his
house and home to Charlestowne, where with his wife
he hath continued for some time, who are now growne
very aged, past their Labour and reduced to avery
meane Low and Necessitous condition haveing not
wherewithall to afford them a subsistence
OF THE STATE OF MABSTE 81
Yo'' Poore petition'' Doth therefore humbly
entreate that this high and hon^^® Court will
please to take y^ premisses into Consideracon,
soe as to make such Compensation to him towards
the reimburesing him his afores*^ disbursem'* and
Support of himself and wife as to this hon^^
Court shall seeme meete
And Yo'" Petition'' as in duty bound shall
pray &c^
June 15*^ 1699 House of Represen-
tatives, Read, June 16'^ Voted That
in Consideracon of divers good Ser-
vices formerly done for the Publick by
Same" Austin the aboves? Petitionf (he
being now reduced to great Want) the
sum of fifteen Pounds be Granted to
him, & paid out of the publick Treary.
Sent up for Concurrance.
Jam! Converse Speaker
June 4th House of Representatives
Read thrice, Voted That in Consideracon of diverse good
Services, formerly done for the Publick by Sam" Austin the
aboves'^ Petitioner ( he being now reduced to great Want)
the sum of fifteen Pounds be Granted to him, and paid out
of the Publick Treasury.
Sent up for Concurrence
John Leverett Speaker
June 12th In Council
1700 Read in Council and Vot®'' a concurrance.
Is' Addington Secry
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Petition of John Phillips ^ James Converse.
1699.
To his Exipy ye Earle of Bellamont, Gou! and Comand^ in
Cheife, &c : In and Over his Maj*^ province of the Massa-
tusets Bay in New England &c : and to the Honl^ y® Council!,
— and Representatives assembled in Gen'3 Court, May y^
31"* 1699.-
The petition of Coll! John Phillips Esqy & James Converse, —
Humblye sheweth
that Whereas y" Hon^'^ Gen" Court in November last
Appointed Your petition" to vndertake A Voiage Eastw*^ in
y® dead of the last Winter, to Negotiate an affaire with y*"
Eastw*^ Salvages, accordingly, haveing Received Instructions
from his Hon'" y'^ L* Gov"" & Council, yonr petition'^ Imbarq*?
on y^ province Gallye, Capf^ Cyprian Southak Comand^ on
y^ Eigth of Decem"^ last, and proseeded on y® Voiage, and
returned hom to Boston in feb : following, we were two
months and a day or two, we Indured much hardship, we
brought hom most of y** English Captives y* were in y®
Indian hands, and returned A journ'J of the whole affaire to
his Hon"" and Council, who were pleased to send Your peti-
tion""^ againe in April last who were absent one month,
besids aboue a Week on s*! service to fitt for y® Voiage, so y*
we were more y" a week aboue three months in all, and yett
made all the possible dispatch we could, as our Journals will
shew
We Expended several pounds of our own money, and as
yett have rec"? nothing for our great pains and charge.
We pray y* your ExiP^ and your Hon™ would be
pleased to order to Each of vs out of the publick
treasury of this province, such meet Compensation,
as in Your Wisdom may seem Just So shall your
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 83
petitio" as in duty pray &c -
Jam' Converse
in the behalfe of
CoP Phillips
& him selfe,
House of Representatives
July 7th, 1699 Read & Comitted
Wee y** Comittee for Petitions propose that ColP Jn"
Phillips Esq'" & m"" James Converse be allowed twenty
five pounds apeice Out of the publique Treasu"^ for their
great & good Service done for the publique mentioned
in this Petition.
House Repr :
July 8th 1699 Read twice & Pass'd.
Resolve in favor of John Phillips ^ James Converse
1699.
Whereas the Hon^^® John Phillips Esqf and Majf James Con-
verse were Appointed by the Generall Assembly in Novem''
last to Undertake a Voyage the last Winter to Negotiate an
Affair with the Eastward Indians, which order they Attended
and were upon s*^ voyage by the Space of Two months and a
day or two; And were Sent again by the Hon*'^^ the Liev'
Govf & Council on s*^ Affair in April last, & were then upon
their voyage about a month & a week, in the whole Three
Months and a week upon s"* service.
Resolved That the Sum of Thirty Pounds be allowed
and Paid to each of them out of his Maj''*'^ Treasury of this
Province In Consideracon of their Service afores*!
In the House of Representatives
July 8th Read twice & Pass'd
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Sent up for Concurrance
Jam? Converse Speaker /. -
18° July. 99. Read and Past in Council.
Is? Addington Secry
Consent*^ to
Bellomont
Resolve in favor of Timothy Phillips, Jacoh Luff kin ^ Joseph
Soper. 1699.
Whereas at a Great & Generall Court or Assembly
began & held at Boston upon Wednesday the 26*^ of May
1697 : & Continued by Severall prorogations unto Wedens-
day y'' 15th of Decemb'' following and then mett a Comittee
was appointed to Receive and inquire into the Demands that
are or shall be made for allowance unto any officers or soul-
diers which were wounded in his Majesties Service in the
Engagement with the Enemy in the preceding Summer in
the Eastern parts of y'^ Province and to make report thereof
to y® Generall Assembly.
And the said Committee haveing made report accord-
ingly that they think Ten pounds ought to be allowed to
Capt. Timothy Phillips, and Three pounds to Jacob Luffkin
and Two pounds to Joseph Soper in Consideration of theire
time whilest under the Doctor's hands for y^ Cure of theire
wounds.
Resolved That there be out of his Maj*"'* Treasury
of this Province, Ten pounds allowed and paid to s'^ Cap*
Timothy Phillips and Three pounds to Serg* Jacob Luffkin
and Two pounds to Joseph Soper In Consideration of y'^''
time whiles* under y*^ Doctor's hands for Cure of their wounds
as aforesaid.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 85
In the House of Representatives
July 7th 1699 Read & Pass'd
Sent up for Concurrence
Jam* Converse Speaker
July 18! 1699
Read in Council and past
Is' Addington Secry
Consented to
Bellomont
In Council
4? Juny, 1700,
Resolved
That his Majesty be humbly Addi-essed by this Court
with reference to the Encroachments & claim of the French
to part of this his Maj'"^* Province and Territorys and right
of Fishery upon the coast of Accadie or Nova Scotia And
that there may be a Settlement & adjustm' of the boundaiys
betwixt this his Maj"^* Province and the French Territory to
prevent future troubles, and the right and priviledge of the
English to the Fishery to be Asserted.
And y* Elisha Cooke Elisha Hutchinson & Sam''
Sewall Esq? with the Secretary be a Coiuittee to joyne w""
a Committee of the House of Representatives ( if they thinke
fit to name any) to prepare the draught of an Address
accordingly.
Sent down for Concurrance./
Is' Addington Se(rry./.
In the House of Representatives
Die gdict. Read, and Concurr'd.
And Resolved That Sam" Donnell Thomas Hinckley
EsqS M' Sam'l Sprague, Cap* John Brown, and Cap' John
86 DOCUMENTABY HISTORY
Burrill be a Comittee to join with the Comittee of the Coun-
cill above written.
Jolm Leverett Speaker
Jan. 10. 1700. Report of his Majesty's Council in relation to
Forts.
To the Kings most Excellent Majesty.
May it please Your Majesty
Your Majesty having required Us to Report the
State of the severall Forts in your Majesties Plantations.
Wee humbly take leave to lay the same before Your Majesty
and to propose what we conceive may be necessary to be
done for their better security & defence.
The Settlements of Your Majesties Subjects in
Hudson's Bay being reduced to a weak condition ; may in a
particular manner deserve Your Majesties thoughts and Rec-
ouiendation to the Governor and Company of Hudson's Bay,
that they Employ their best Endeavours for the security of
their Fort and Factories there.
Newfoundland is of great Importance, by reason
of its Trade and Fishery which yield to England about
.£300,000 g Annum; The Eastern Coast of this Island is
Inhabited by English, who this last Summer were computed
to be 3*733. The place of chief Strength is S' Johns Harbour
which is now Fortifying by Your Majesties Command, & if
the Garrison which at present consists but of 40 men under
the Command of a Lieutenant, were encreased to as many
more ( to be sent in the Spring with the Convoys ) Your
Majesties Subjects there will not lye so much exposed to an
Ordinary force by sea, nor be in danger suffeiing from an
Enemy by Land, as they did in the late War when they were
destroy'd by the French from Placentia
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 87
On the Continent your Majesty has one continued
Dominion for at least 17 Degrees beginning from the River
S*'* Croix ; And ColP Romer the Engineer has by Order
from the Earl of Bellomont Surveyed all the Coast from
S? Georges to Boston, and sent his Draughts of the Principal
Bays and Rivers, which we humbly lay before Your Majesty
with the Condition of Several places which are thought Nec-
essary to be fortified.
The Entrance into S^ Georges River being diffi-
cult because of several Islands and Rocks in the Bay of
Musconcus a small Redoubt and Battery upon the neck of
what is uow Called Bellomont's Bay is Judged sufficient for
the Security of that River.
About five Leagues to the Westward of S! Georges
lyes Pemaquid a Spacious River and of great consequence as
covering three other Rivers, Damarascot, Sheepscot, and
Kennebec ; and therefore deserves to be well Guarded. At
the Entrance of this River within two Leagues of the main
sea, formerly stood a Fort which at the appoach of two men
of War with 100 French & 500 Indians was shamefully sur-
rendered in August 1696 and demolished.
For the Security of this Port & Harbor and of all
that Country, and to encourage people to settle there as
formerly, a good Fort ought to be built in the same place or
thereabouts. And for its better defence in Case of an Attack
from the sea a Battery may be raised on the next point of
Land, & a redoubt or round Tower on Johns Island.
Towards the Mouth of Kennebec River (seven
Leagues from Pemaquid) are many little Islands : On that
of Damaras= Cove there was before the war a Pallisadoed
Fort for the defence of y^ Fishermen, & another on Cape
Anawagon where they used to Cure their Fish ; But to
Guard the Entrance of the River a Redoubt ought to be
raised on the Island Sagadahock and a little Fort at New
88 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Town in Rouseck Island two Leagues up the River, where
there was formerly a small square one Pallisadoed.
Casco ( six Leagues from Kennebec ) is a conven-
ient Bay on the North West point whereof was formerly a
a village called Falmouth and a Wooden Fort both which
having been destroyed in the late War, The Government of
the Massachusets has Ordered a New Fort and Trading
House to be built thereabouts which may be of good service
Saco River ( about Nine Leagues to the Westward
of Casco ) is but smal and its Navigation interrupted by a
Sandy Bank at its Mouth almost dry at Low Water Two
Leagues up the River on the Western Side near the Falls,
stands a Stone Fort and a Tower in the form of an irregular
Pentagon, which ought to be kept in repair and Collonel
Romer has marked out a place on Winter Harbour, or Stage
gut point four Miles from the Mouth of this River for the
security of the Fishery.
At Wells and York are Villages w*^ little Garrison
Houses which require no further consideration.
Piscataway ( nine I^eagues from Saco ) is an Impor-
tant River being the Boundary between the Province of
Main and New Hampshire. On the great Island at the
Mouth of this River is a Fort of 30 Guns on New Hamp-
shire=side but incapable of defending the River, Yet the
place where the said Fort stands is very proper for building
a good New Fort, such as the growing Trade of that place
and Country requires Collonel Romer has sent a design
thereof and adds that a good Strong Tower on the point of
Fryars Island, a Battery on Wood Island, and an other Bat-
tery on Clerk's Island wou'd be very necessary.
The Massachusets Bay, has in it many Islands, and
among the rest Castle Island not far from Boston, of great
Security to that Harbour. In the said Island is a Fort which
Colonell Romer proposes to be repaired and enlarged ; And
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 89
for the bett' Securing the Passages and Channels of the Bay,
he further proposes some points of Land to be provided with
Batteries.
Rhode Island being the most Important place on the
South West side of Cape Codd, is so Situated as to be a very
Convenient Harbour for shipping and of Security to that
part of the Country in Case it were put in a State of Defence,
which it has never yet been by the mean Condition and
Refractoriness of the Inhabitants.
In the Province of New York there is a Fort for the
Security of that Citty & Harbour, which is in an Indifferent
good Condition; from thence 140 Miles up Hudsons River
is the Town and Fort of Albany and about 20 Miles from
thence on an other River, is a place Called Schenectady ; Both
which are of the greatest consequence towards the Security
of that Province and your Majesties other Plantations on the
Continent.
In the Onondage Country a Sodd Fort is necessary,
towards securing the 5 Nations of Indians m their Allegiance
to your Majesty ; for which Provision is already made by
Your Majesties Gift of 500 X & a Contribution of 1500 by
the Assembly of New York.
The Provinces of East & West New Jersey are with-
out any Forts or Places of Defence and being Proprieties
whose Governors are unqualifyed as not being approved of
by your Majesty those Governments are in great disorder
and nothing more can be proposed concerning them that they
should contribute to the defence of New York.
The Province of Pensylvania is likewise without For-
tifications Dor are any desired by the Proprietor, which
nevertheless might be requisite for the Security of the
Delaware River.
Your Majesties Provmces of Maryland and Virginia
90 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
are so scituated y* they are best secured by Shipping, and do
not require any Fortifications.
The Provinces of Nortli and South Carolina are under
Proprietors who take upon themselves to provide for their
own Security.
Having laid before your Majesty this Account of the
Fortifications on the Continent, We humbly beg leave to
add.
That the Province of the Massachusets Bay ; being a
Numerous and wealthy Colony, enjoying great priviledges by
Charter ; ought to be required to Repair, Erect and Main-
tain at their own Expence, the Fortifications in the fore
mentioned places under that Government ; And most partic-
ularly the Fort at Pemaquid, the Chief Frontier of that
Province towards the French and their Indians, which was
well kept up, whilst it remained under the immediate Gov-
ernment of the Crown; The said Forts being necessary for
the Securing of the Timber and Fishery on that Coast and
to encourage the resettling the Province of Main and the
more Eastern parts which have been destroy'^ and laid waste
in the late War, by the Mismanagement and neglect of the
Massachusets Government.
That the said Province of the Massachusets Bay,
ought also to be Assisting to the Province of New Hampshire
in their Fortifications.
That the Province of New York being another Front-
ier, Exhausted by the Extraordinary charge it was at for its
own defence, during the late War ; and the several Fortifica-
tions there being of too great expence to be Supported by
that single Province, Your Majesty has been Graciously
pleased to appoint 2,000b towards the Fortifying of Albany
Schennectady, and we hope upon the Significations of your
Majesties Royall pleasure to the other Plantations, who are
greatly concerned in the Security of that Frontier they may
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OF THE STATE OF MAINE 91
be induced to contribute thereunto according to the Propor-
tion which we have stated as followeth viz*.
Rhode Island & Providence \
Plantations }
Connecticut
East New Jersey
West New Jersey
Pensylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Making in all X3000
In this Repartition we have omitted North and South Car-
olina as to any part of that Charge, because of the Duty
incumbent on those Proprietors to maintain and defend that
Province which is likewise a Frontier fit to be secured.
And in Order to excite the sever^^ fore mentioned Planta-
tions to contribute in their respective proportions to the
Charge of Securing the Frontiers of New York, We herewith
lay before your Majesty the Draughts of Letters relating to
each of the said Plantations, ( as also to New England for
the fortifying of their own Coast) in pursuance of Your
Majesties Commands Signifyed to Us by the Right Hon''^^
M'' Secretary Vernon
All w'=^ nevertheless is
Whitehall most Most Humbly Submitted
Jan-'y the 10''' Signed// Stamford
1700 Ph: Meadows
W"' Blathwayt
John Pollexfen
Geo: Stepney
Math : Prior
92 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
John Wilson'' s Petition, 1700.
To the Right Honourable W"^ Stoughton Esqf Lieu^ Gov'
Comand'' In Cheife &c : and to y'' Hon^® Councill, together
with the Honon^® hous of Ilepresentetives, of this his Maj*^
Province of the Massatusets Bay in New - England, asembled
in Gen^^ Court ffeb : the twelfth in y*^ twelfth Yeare of his
Maj'^ Reigne, Annoq, Domini 1700:
The petition of John Wilson sen* of Billerica in y® County
of Midd. in y^ Province afores^ —
Most Humbley Sheweth —
That Your Hon""^ petetion*" being Caled by Authority into
his Maj** service ag^' y*^ french and Indian Enemy, eastw'^ in
ffebruary 1691 : vnd' the Comand of Col: Elisha Hutchin-
son as Comand"^ in Chiefe, and your petetion"" was L* und""
Capt" Jam* Convers, but at y® time of our Mustering at
Woobourne my s*^ Capt" was with Cap*" Greenleafe sent out
to strengthen & encouridg y" frontiers, and Your petetion"^ g
order from y® Coinand'" in Chiefe lead away y® Company e to
y® Eastw?* and disperced them p'' ord'' at Wels Kittree quo-
chechaw &c : then was my s^ Capt" againe ( Vnexspectedly
sent away further east in ord"^ to y^ Redemption of Captives
&c : So that your petetion'^ had the whole Charge and Care
of the Company ( which was a Very large Company ) vntill
y* begining of June 92 : when y® Capt" Came to Wels two or
three dayes before y® Indians attack'^ y® toune and sloops &c :
which time y* Your peteti"" had y** charge as afores*^ was about
sixteene Weeks, and being ordered by y'^ Comander in Cheife
to post away very often from one place to an other to look
after y® Soldiers &c : I was forced to keep A horse at my
own Charge, which horse I caryed from hom with me, besides
all this trouble and care, wherein I did y® buisenes of a Capt"
for y® whole sixteene Weeks y® Exspences of Mustermg, and
vpon y® March, and from towne to towne and my horse going
post to Boston, y*^ service of my horse all suiner, and my
OF THE STATE OF MAI]SrE 93
pocket Exspences were necessaryly more y" ten pounds, and
yet I never had any allowance for all this more y" a L*? pay,
If Your Hon""^ pleas to Inquire of Maj'' Convers he can
Informe this High and Hon^® Court more perticulerly for
your sattisfaction therein.
Your petetion" prayer to Your Hon" is y* the prem-
ises may be duly Considered, and som meet allowance
granted him, y* he may have y^ like Incouragem* with
others in like case and y* Your petetion'" may not goe
a Warfare on his own Charge. -
so shall he Ever pray &c.
John Willson
ffeb^'y 19. ITOO. In the House of Representatives
Read.
It is the opinion of the Coraittee, that there should be paid
L* John Wilson out of the Province Treasury three pounds
for his Extraordinary Expences in y" Countreys Service ~
House of Representatives ffeb 21**. lYOO
Read, and Accepted.
Ordered That
the sum of Three Pounds be Allowed and Paid out of the
Publick Treasury to the Petionf John Willson, for his
extraordinary Expences in the Countreys service.
Sent up for Concurrence
John Leverett Speaker
Feb^ 24"' 1700
In Council.
Read and vof' a Concurrance
Is^ Addington Secry./.
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Committee for Eastern Claims
In Council./.
February 27.
1700
Resolved That a proper Committee be appointed to receive
and Examin the claims of all Proprietors of Lands, and of
such as challenge propriety in any of the Lands lying within
this Province to the Eastward of the Town of Wells laid
waste by the late War, In order to the preventing of Suits
and controversys that otherwise might arise thereabout, and
for the better directing of the regular Settlement thereof.
The said Committee to cause publication to be made of
the times and places when and where they shall appoint to
Sit for that end. And to make Report of their doings unto
the next Gen" Assembly.
Is* Addington Secry./
Sent down for concurrance./.
In the House of Representatives
ffeb! 28* 1700. Read and Resolved a Concurrence
John Leverett Speaker
In Council. 4! March 1700
Samuel Sewall
John Walley
E'p Hutchinson
Nath! Byfield
Resolved, That the four persons above nam^ be of the
Committee for the affair within mencon'* with such
others as shall be joyned to them by the Representatives.
Is! Addington Secry./.
Sent down for concurrance./
.Esq'^/.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 95
In the House of Representatives
March 7**^ 1700 Read
Resolved a Concurrence & That Cap^ Timothy
Clark, Cap* Sam'.^ Phipps & Mf Isaiah Tay, be joyned
with the Persons above named to be a Comittee for the
affair within mentioned
John Leverett Speaker.
Concui-"? with
Jos : Hammond ^c, Petition relating to Imposition laid hy
y^ G-overnment of Neiv Hampshire^ and Resolve thereon.
To y® Hon*'^'' y® Lieu* Govern'" and Council of his Majesties
Province of the Massachusets Bay.
The Petition of Sundry the Inhabitants of the County
of York bordering upon the river Piscataqua ~
Most humbly Sheweth
That whereas an Equall right to y'' river of Piscataqua
has been always accounted belonging to this Goverm*, with
that of the Province of New Hampshire, for which reason we
are humbly of opinion the trade on this side y^ river ought
not to be interupted by the Goverment on y® other however
we are Credibly informed that y® Generall Assembly of New-
hampshire have lately past an Act of 12'^ g tun. payable by
all Small vessells trading into this river And that they are
resolved not to confine themselves withm the Limits of their
own Goverm' but to impose the same on such vessells as shall
come to trade on this Side, which they are enabled to doe by
having a ffort that coraand! y^ mouth of y*" river whereby
Small vessels will be discouraged coming to us as formerly
with a Supply of Provision and other Nessessaries from
Boston and so Exporting our Lumber, the native product of
96 DOCUMENT AKY HISTORY
the place, which will be very prejudicial to the Inhabitants
here.
We therefore humbly Pray y"" hon*'^ to take this matter into
your Serious consideration and to give such relief as in your
Hon''® great wisedome Shall be thought meet. —
Kittery March 25'?^ 1701 — Jos: Haiuond
Ichabod Plaisted
John Hill
Charles ffrost
Thomas Abbott
June 3^^i 1701. Read
June 6'^ 1701. In the House of Representatives.
Resolved That This Petition be Referred to the Comittee
to whom the Petition of SamV Sewall Esq! & Hannah his
Wife, concernmg their interest in the Land of Nod is
referred, viz. Maj'^ Converse, Cap* Phips M*' Cushion, Maj"
Davisson, That they Examine & Consider the matter thereof,
and make report of the same, with theii" Opinion thereon to
this Court.
Nehemiah Jewett, Speaker.
Sent up for Concurrence.
In Council. June 25'^ 1701./.
Resolved
That Elisha Hutchinson, John Foster and Eliakim
Hutchinson, Esq''* be a Committee of the Board to joyne with
a Committee of the house of Representatives to consider the
matter of the within written Petition, and to make Report to
the Session of this Court
Is^ Addington Secry
Sent down for concurrance
It is the Opinion of the Comittee that a letter be writ-
ten from this present Court to the Government of New-
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 97
hampshire representing to them their unkindness in
laying an imposition of Tonage on the open Sloops that go
from hence into their government to trade : and unreason-
able & injurious imposeing the Same on vessels that must
pass into the River to the late province of Mayn.
Elisha Hutchinson g
ord"" of y° Comitte
In Council, June 28*'> lYOl
Read and approved Is^ Addington Seciy
Sent down for Concurrance
In the House of Representatives,
June 28"' 1701. Read & Resolved a Concurrence. And That
M'' Secfy be Desired a Letter for the end aboves^
Nehemiah Jewett : Speaker
Report
Whereas upon the 15'^ of June lYOO A Comittee of
both houses was appointed to Consider of what is fur-
ther necessary to be done relateing unto y" matters con-
tained in the Adress unto his Maj*^, agreed upon by
this Court, and to make their report.// The Comittee
haveing mett Sundry times and Considered of the
premisses, Doe thereupon report as followes :
That the Easterne boundaryes betweene this Province and
the ffrench may be duely Fixed, Lett M"^ John Nelsons
Memoirs Monss"^ Vilboonees Letter, and all other
Papers and affidav'* relateing to that affaire be Tran-
scribed to accomany the Address.
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Answer to the Earl of Limerick'' s Petition 1700
To the Right Hon''i« Lords of the
Council of Trade
The Answer of S"" Henry Ashhurst.
Baronet to the Petition of the
Earl of Limbrick
My Lords
I account myself Oblidged to your Lords for Giving me the
notice of the Earl's Petition — And shall Transmitt it to y®
Earle of Bellomont his Majesties Governo'' of the Massatu-
sets Collony & shall p' the first Conveniency Expect their
fuller Answer in the Mean time, I most humbly lay before
yo'' LordsPP* that Pemiquid is part of the Lands Granted by
Charter under the Great Scale to the Massatusets Bay the
words of which Charter Grant to them all that Tract of Land
which Lyeth between Nova Scotia and y* Province of Main
& Piniquid Lying between Nova Scotia & y® Province of
Main is included in that Charter besides the Governm* there
have been at Great Charge in building a ffort there Looking
upon itt as the Most Convenient place to secure that prov-
ince from the Murthers of the Indians all which is Most
humbly Submitted to yo"^ Lords^"-
Letter James Converse to John Lever ett
Woobourne June I7th 1700
M'' Speaker
Hon'^'^ S"" I Cannot get off from y'^ Old theam, Hear
is A poor Wounded Soldier, who had A trade & hous and
land, and wherewith to live Comfortabley but hath spent all,
and more, by Reason of A Wound he Rec'^ in his Maj** Ser-
vice, he prefferr*^ A petet" to his Exilenc'' y® Gov^ for Reliefe
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 99
which Is lodged with y^ secritery, I beseech Your Hon''
take a little Care for y" pore man, I Know you loue a
soldier too well to see him Wronged, where it is in Your
power to help,
If your selfe or any, desire to speak with me, about y®
Matter, I will wait vpon You on thirsday next,
I would not trouble Your Hon'' wdth needless lines, but
am Yours and the houses humble serv! -
Jamf Converse
Superscribed.
To
the Hon^^ Jn? Leveret Esqf
Speaker of y® Hon'."
hous of Representatives
In Boston - &c
These
Petition Ja^ Converse in behalf of John Baker. 1700.
To his Exilencey, Richard Earle of Belamont, Cap*" Gen"
Gov! in Chiefe in and Over his Maj'^ provinces of the Massa-
tusets Bay New-York, New Hamshiere &c :
May it pleas your Exelencey,
This bearer, viz : John Baker is a poore Wounded soldier,
he hath spent all he hath, Is thought, not to be worth A Groat,
by Reason of his wound y*^ he Rec'^ in his Maj** service he
preferred A petetion to Your L^ship at Rehobath, aboue a
Year a gon, which was delivered to M'' Secretory Addington,
with Your L'^ships promis y* som thing should be done for
him, but y^ poore man was so bad of his Wound he was not
able to wait at Court & so nothing is yet done for him, som
of his papers are lodged with y** Clerk of y" Hon^^ hous of
100 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Representatives, his petetion setts forth his Case in part, I
shall therfore Omitt y® Repetition thereof,
y" subscriber Humbley prays in y'' behalfe of this poor
man y* Your L'^ship would be pleased to Comand, y*
his papers be looked vp, and Considered in ord'' to
his Relief e
My Lord,
I am Your Exilenceys
very Humble serv*
Jam? Converse
Woobourne
June 17th 1700 /
John Baher''s Petition. 1700.
To his Exilencey Richard Earle of Belamont, Cap*"* Gen"
Govf in Chief in and over his Maj** Provinces of the Massa-
tusets Bay New York, New Hamsheir: &c:
The Hon^® Councill, and hous of Representatives, asem-
bled in Genl^ Court, Boston May y« 29th, 1700, - in y«
twelfth yeare of his Maj'* Reigne,
The petetion of John Baker of
Swanzey in the County of Bristol in y^ province of the Mas-
satusets Bay,
Humbly Sheweth,
That your petetion"^ was borne at Cam-
bridge, and brought vp at Woobourne, where I lived till I
was A man, and in the former warr with y® Indians I was
Impressed into y® County Seruice against s*^ Indians, I sorely
Wounded in A fight at Naraganset at y*' first, my arme being
broak by a shott, and y^ shott went thrd p* of my body below
my sholder, I was sent to Road Hand, to y^ docters, when I
was able, my father fetched me Hom, gott somuch of A Cure
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 101
as I learned y^ trade of a weauer, wrought hard, Earned
money, bought a bitt of hind, built a small hous,- but now
and then my arme would break out,- 1 sold what I had att
Woobourne & Remoued to Swanzey, from whence I was
Impress*^ againe by Cap'" Browne, now in this late warr with
y^ Indians, Eastw*? being late in y* yeare and Cold, I got
Cold in my old wound, it swelP Exseedingly. I vnderwent
more paine then at first. It broak out with many holes thro
my arme. I have been vnder y*^ hand of severall docters, and
am got much into their debts, severall holes thro my arme to
this day, never like to be my own man, & I have spent all I
have in y® world, my father dead, my mother a poore widow,
I have nothing to help my selfe withall, I never had any-
thing of the Contrey but fine pounds towards paying y*^ doc-
ter &c while I was at Road Island, they would allow me no
more because my father fetched me away before I was well,-
and now I lye lyable to be thrown into Goal by y® docters &c
My prayer to Your Exelencey and this high and
Honl® Court, is, y* you would pleas to take order y'
my docters ( whose ace** are in Court, may be pay*^
out of the publick tresury of this province and A
small pention Allowed me Annually, I being disabled
to work at my trade, and have a great famaly to
maintaine, and many skilfull do think this wound
will be my death at last,- and what I pray for is not
like to Continue long,- so hopeing for a mercifuU
answer, I shall wright no more at present, but as in
duty bound continue to pray &c
John Baker
In the House of Representatives
June 20th 1700. Read
In answer to y*" Petition Within Mentioned, It is
y® opinion of the Comittee, that there be paid to y*
102 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
petition"^ for his p''sent Releife Ten pounds out of
the Treasury of the Province, and for y*^ future a
pension of four pounds g annum, Till this Court
shall see Cause to order otherwise.
June 21st ITOO
Read in the House of Representatives & Pass'd
Sent up for Concurrence.
John Leverett Speaker
June 22 1700./
Read in Council and pas't a Concurrance.
Is* Addington Seciy
Tho^. JacJcsoti's Petition 1700.
To the R' Hon'^i^ Richard Earle of Bellomont Capt° Gen-
erall and Governo"" in Chiefe in and over his Maj"*^^
Province of the Massachusetts Bay, in Council, and to
the Hon^^*^ house of Representatives in Generall Court
conven'd
The Petition of Thomas Jackson of Piscataqua
humbly shewe^*^
That your Pet" sonn Tho? Jackson was entered on
board the Ship Six ffriends. Cap*" Sugars Comand"^
the 9th of July 1690, and served in the late Expe-
dition against Canada, til discharged, to the Hospi-
tal 25 Nov"^ following, & afterwards dyed in y*
service, nev"^ having any wages or recompence, paid
him, as by y® Books will plainly appear
Yo"^ Pet"^ humbly pray's consid'^acon of the
premisses, & That the mony due to his sonn,
may be paid to him
And shall pray &c!
Thomas Jackson
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 103
In Council.
June 28 ° 1700.
Read and Ordered that payment be made of so much as
is due as above
Is^ Addington Secry
Sent down for concurrance
In the House of Representatives
June 28th 1700. Read and Voted a
Non concurrence
John Leverett Speaker
Petition of James Grouge in behalf of Wells.
To the R> Hon^"= Richard Earle of Bellomont Capt°
Generall and Govern'' in Chief in and over his Maj*'^*
Province of the Massachusetts Bay m New England, in
Council, and to the hon^^® house of Representatives in
Generall Court Assembled.
The Petition of James Gouge on behalfe of the Towne of
Wells
humbly Shew*?
That the s'^ Towne hath suffered much in the late
warr w*^ the Indians, having their meeting house and
most of their dwelling houses burnt & demolish'd by the
Indians, w'^*' hath very much reduced them, that of
themselves they cannot build another meeting house,
nor give Sufficient Mentenance to a Minister to Reside
among them
The premisses considered it is humbly pray'd That
the Suine of Thu-ty pounds be allowed towards y*'
compleating a Meeting house now erecting & the
Sume of Twenty pounds for their Minister, who
104 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
else will be forced to leave said Towne. not hav-
ing a Competency.
And yo' Pet' &c*
June 25th 1700 Read.
July 8th, 1700, House of Representatives Read and
VOTED That There be Allowed and Paid out
of the Publick Treasury, the Sum of Ten Pounds towards
the support of their Minister, and the sum of Six Pounds
towards building theii Meeting=House, to the above
named Town of Wells. Sent up for ConcuiTence.
John Leverett Speaker
In Council. July 8° 1700.
Read and Voted a Concurrance.
Is :"_ Addington Secry.
Letter from the Select men of Berwick.
Hon'^'* S--
We understand by o'' Representative ( Lieu? Frost that o''
Petition for a Township hath been Considered & it is
Ordered by the hono'''^ Assembly y* A notification thereof be
Sent to Kittery before any farther Proceeding be About the
Same.
We Profess o'' selves Ignorant whether it belongs to Yo''
Hono" or M"" White to give the same ; however we Intreat
Yo'" hono"^ that they May have this notification so seasonably
as to attend the Next Sessions of the Assembly that Our
Case may then be further debated & Resolved. We further
beg this favour y*^ you would please to give us A Clear
Understanding of what may Concern us in this Method ; &
we shall w**" much Readiness Give Satisfaction for yo*"
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 105
Trouble by o' Representative, & In the mean time we Rest
Yo"^ Hono" humbly at Com^
Berwick Select men f James Emery
July 26, 1700 of Berwick^ Benjamin
[Superscribed] (^ James Warren
To The Honoured
Isaac Addington
Esq'
In Boston
psent.
Notification sent to the Town of Kittery of the Resolve of the
Gen^ Assembly vpon the petition of the Inha¥'^ of Berwick
Province of the To the Town of Kittery
Massachusetts Bay within the s*^ Province
or the Selectmen thereof
Greeting,
Whereas the Inhabitants of Berwick, the upper part of the
Town of Kittery, having prefer'd their Petition to the Great
and General Court or Assembly of this his Ma^^* Province,
praying to be made a Township, The s*^ General Assembly
at their Session begun and held the 29^'' day of May last Did
pass a Resolve That the s*^ Petition be refer'd to the next
Session of s*^ Court, and the Town of Kittery to be notified
thereof-
Pursuant therefore to the s*^ Resolve, These are accord-
ingly to notify you of the same. That you may appoint some
person to attend at the next Session of the s** Great & Gen-
eral Court or Assembly, if you think fit, to make your objec-
tions ( if any you have ) why the prayer of the Petitioner
should not be granted. Dated at Boston the twenty sixth day
of August 1700.
106 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Benj^'- Nason's Petition 1700.
To The Honourable William Stoughton Esq"^ Lieu' Gov-
ernour Together with the Honour'd Council and Represent-
atives, of His Maj*^'**^ Province of The Massachusetts Bay,
Convened In General Assembly-
Benjamin Nason of Barwick, In the County of York
humbly Petitioneth
That whereas in the year of o'' Lord 1694 his Daughter
Sarah was by The Indian Enemy Captivated and in their
hands detained till January 1699 or 700 At which time
She was Redeemed by One Thomas Hutchings, of whom Yo'
Petitioner was Necessitated to Purchase her by Paying to
him the Sum of five poimds five shill. & six pence. Accord-
ing to his inclosed Accompt & Receipt, Or Else to forego
her, besides his sustaining other Losses & being wounded to
the disableing of One hand in A great measure, by the Same
Enemy-
Therefore it may Please Yo'' Honours to Allow him the
Charges of his daughter's Redemption, which favour he
understands Others In the Like Case have Obtained and
Begg that Yo'' Hono''^ may now see cause to Bestow Upon
Yo-^ Hono"
Most humble
Barwick Petitioner
Sept 21 1700 Benjamin Nason
May. 31. Read
It is the opinion of the Coinitte that there be
paid to y^ Petition'' Benjamin Nason within
named four pounds out of the Province Treas-
ury Towards his disbursm** on y® Redemption
of his Daughter Sarah from y® Indian Enemy.
In the House of Representatives
June 4'** 1701. Resolved That the sum of four Pounds be
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 107
Allowed and Paid out of the Publick Treasury to the Peti-
tioner Benjamin Nason towards Defraying the Charge of his
Daughters Redemption
Sent up for Concurrence
Nehemiah Jewett. Speaker
Read in Council 6° June 1701.
and vof* a Concurrance.
Is^ Addington Secry.
for her ransom 10 scins 3 = 10 = 0
for 1 blancet 0 = 07 = 0
for 1 par of stockens 0 = 03 = 0
for 1 short 0 = 07 = 0
for 1 Com 0 = 00 = 6
for her being abord 3 weeks 0 = 18 = 0
5 = 05 = 6
Jan vary the 29 1699
Rescued the ful aboue men*^*^ of
bengmun Nason I sa rescued by me
Tho* Hutchings
wich mony his for Redem"
of Sary nason
Atest
Sanni Johnson
Joseph Young
Woburn April 9th 1701.
M: Wheelwright /
sv
My love to you Tliese lines may Inform you
that my Self & some other can help you to a title to all the
lands within this bound underwritten by a native Indian
108 DOCtTMENTARY HISTORY
title, the bounds as followeth, namely, bounded North by
Canebunk River & East by the Salt Sea, South West &
North West by Echawonack river, & place called Wamas-
tudua & Ponbook,
S"^ I und^stand y' York and Wells & Kittery are within this
Bounds. Sr if you will inform all the Towns above named
of the matter, I shall take it exceeding kindly at yo' hand,
also to inform y"" y* they shall have this native Title very
reasonable and also if the Gentl" of those Towns shall see
good for to make choice of some men for to act in this mat-
ter, & appoint the time when, & the place where it may be
convenient for all partyes for to meet, I my Self with the
native will endeavour for to meet those Gentl" y* they shall
send & in the matter &bove mentioned deal kindly with yo'
Towns, for I am informed y*^ there is a Gentl" or men y*
would purchase this Native Title if he or they might have
the opportunity- Sir, I would intreat you for to let me
hear from you assoon as may be, for you shall, I mean those
Towns shall have this Title considerably cheaper than any
other man or men shall.
Sr I am yo"^ Assured ffriend
to Command
Jacob Wyman
The Native name is Joseph Lines
I w*^ some others have in his old Writings
Sup'Scrib'd
This ffor Mr Wheelwright
at York.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 109
" Letter to Vincent- a Bigot.'"
Boston, Apr. 10, 1701.
Sir,
That you may Not always complain of not being
answered. These are to let you know, that I have seen what
you writt to Cap* George Turfrey coiuander of our Garrison
at Saco, dated the 24th of September last. And I con you
no Thanks For your over Officiousness in endeavouring to
proselyte the Subjects of my Master the K. of great Britain,
to your Idolatries. It would be more pertinent & profitable
for you to Repent of your Blasphemies belched out against
the Most pure and holy Christian Religion which we profess ;
and against the English & French Martyrs of Jesus. They
that slander our Religion with y® imputation or Idleness and
inefficacy ; must first harden their hearts and brasen their
forheads, and do with a prodigious baseness and boldness
defame our Glorious Saviour Jesus Christ and his most
important Offices, as idle & in vain. Vincent you are so
fool-hardy as to dare to wound Christ rather than not come
at us. Tho you should overcome, you will have nothing to
glory in but your Shame.
In your aversation to our Religion, you draw back from
Christ.
- nescis temerarie, nescis
Quern fugis
Don't seek to purchase to your self a Licentiousness of
tyranising over our Consciences, & destroying our Souls, and
we are very thankf nil to you for the Relief you have afi^orded
ours in their Distress. Some of yours have experienced
the like succor from us. And we are ready to grant it still
to any of yours ; and to yourself in particular. And you
will account it friendship that we call upon you not to run
upon the Swords point ; but to learn of St. Paul in keeping
within your bounds, and not going beyond your Line which
110 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
extends not to our Indians : and to learn of St. Peter to sub-
mit to every ordinance of man for the Lords sake ; and not
practically to Contemn the Civil Government here established,
while you ill favoardly flatter the Persons y* bear it.
I strictly Comand & Require you to withdraw your self
out of the King of England's Jurisdiction, where you now
are ; and that you cease from levening the Indians with your
pernicious principles & practises. I have sent you a Copy
of the Law, that you may not pretend surpretend surprise for
want of due Notice. Do you provide for your own safety
in time & Imitate our Countryman the Protean persons
whose [serfdom] & other Vertues you so much Extoll in
your Harangue Romantick by speedily betakeing your self
to Quebeck, or Paris, or Rome or where you please out of
this Jurisdiction Except you can find in your heart to forego
your superstitions for Christ and embrace the true reformed
Religion which most firmly retains every thing that is
Christian in yours. I heartily desire & pray for Your Well-
fare in this Life and that which is to come. & am
Your humble servant
W.S.
Letter from Lt. G-ov. Stoughton to R*. Hon. James Vernon
Principal Secretary/ of State. '
Boston April 28'^ 1701.
R' Hon^i«
I wrote to your Honour on the 10**^ currant and
therein Advised of the Death of the late Governo' the Earl
of Bellomont, and our great unhappiness in being deprived
of his good Conduct, which was very acceptable to his Maj""*
subjects, on whose behalfe I was humbly bold to pray your
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 111
Honours Favour in what doth concern this Province, Espec-
ially relating to the Security and defence thereof in case a
new War happen to commence, and crave leave to renew my
Request to yo"^ Honour on that subject. We depend on his
]y[gjtie8 Princely care of us in affording us such Supplies of
Warlike Stores and provision for the furnishing of his Forts
& Garrisons within this part of his Territories and Dominion,
and a Naval Force for Guarding of our Sea-coast, as by the
blessing of God may be a meanes to preserve us from becom-
ing a prey to a potent Enemy : wliich without his maj"®^
Royal Aid we shallbe in danger of : I have by this Convay-
ance represented to the R* Hon^'^'^ the Lords Commissioners
of the Council for Trade and Plantations the circumstances
of this Province and humbly prayed their Lord?.^ Favour in
laying the same before his Maj'^. And the Character I have
received of your Honours generosity and goodnes perswades
me to beleive that your Honour willbe propitious to us in
the promoting of such Order to be taken for our Supply as
shallbe effectual for the defending of his Ma*i?^ Interests.
I crave your Honours pardon for this trouble, and
leave to Subscribe
R\ Hon^.i^
Your Hono"
Most humble and most Obedient
Servant
W. Stoughton
Rt. Hon'"'*' James Vernon Esq^ Principal Secretary of State.
Letter Lt, Grov. Stoughton to Hon. Secretary Vernon.
Boston, June 3"^ 1701
Rt. Hon''i«
Having already by two Several Conveyances, one of them
in April and the other in the beginning of May last given
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your Honour an Accompt of y* Melancholly condition of
this Province by the death of our noble Governour the R^
Hon^^^ Earle of Bellomont, of whose prudent and wise con-
duct, it is our great unhappiness to be deprived, and the
more so by reason of those troubles unto which, according to
y® present appearance of affairs, we seem liable to be exposed.
And having also in my s** Letters humbly prayed yo"^ Hon"
favour towards this his Ma'^* Province, in representing the
State & circumstances thereof unto his Ma*^ and obtaining
from his Royal bounty such supplies of Stores of War and
other assistance as with the Blessing of heaven may be for
y*' preservation of liis Ma'*'^ Interests and the Safety of his
good Subjects in these parts. I shall not now trouble your
honour with any further recital of what is contained in those
Letters, hopeing the same will come safe to j^our Honours
hands and humbly confiding in your honours goodness for a
favourable regard to my humble Suit therein.
Since my writing of my afores*^ Letters I have received his
Ma^y^ three several Royal Letters one of them of the 19*^ of
January ITOJ referring to the Spoils comitted in the woods
by cutting down and converting to private uses Such Trees
as are or may be proper for the Service of his Ma'^^ Royal
Navy, and directing me to use my Endeavours with the
Council & assem.bly to get such an Act past as may be
effectual to prevent the making such spoile for y® future one
other of them of the same date relating to Forts & Fortifica-
tions, and assistance to be given to the Province of New
Yorke in case of an Invasion. And the other of them of the
2'' of February 170? referring to Accessories in cases of
Piracy.
And have communicated the s^^ several Letters to the Gen-
eral Assembly now sitting And recommended the consideration
of the same unto them, that they may make such provision
as is proper, relating to the several heads thereof, to comply
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 113
with his Ma*y^ Commands. They had before granted money
for the repairing and new making of Fortifications on Castle
Island (so called) near Boston, which are in doing by the
advice and direction of Col" Romer, his Ma'^* Engineer.
His Ma*y in his s^ Letter of the 2"^ of February relating to
Accessories in Piracy, having directed That his Will and
Pleasure therein be signified unto the Governour & Company
of the Colony of Rhode Island, that they may conforme them-
selves thereunto I have accordingly sent them a Copy of his
Ma*y* s^ Royal Letter. And have likewise sent a Copy of
That of the lO''' of January referring to Spoils in the woods
of Trees fit for the Service of his Ma*?'** Royal Navy, unto the
Lieut Governour of the Province of New Hampshire. And
crave leave humbly to observe unto your hoU; that I appre-
hend it will be difficult to prevail with the assembly of this
Province to be at charge for the building or maintaining of
Forts at Piscataqua or other parts of that Province which is
challenged to be the propriety of a single private pei"son.
This Province having, in the late War, expended many
thousand pounds in the assistance given his Ma^^^ Subjects
there for their defence, of which no part hath been reim-
bursed.
Besides, the Inhabitants of this Province being extrearaly
impoverished & many scarce able to provide for their neces-
sary subsistance, and having many Frontier Towns and places
of our own, Some of which are also Barriers to that Prov-
ince, they think the People thereof are as well (if not more)
able to bear the charge of necessary Forts & Fortifications
for their own defence, than those of this Province are to sup-
port their own and other great charges of this government.
As to the erecting of a Fort at Pemaquid, it is the general
opinion of all who know y" place that the Situation thereof
is such as renders a Fortification there of very little or no
use for the Securing of any of our Plantations, nor can it be
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a bridle to the Indians, being far remote from any present
Settlem* of the English and lies much out of the Common
road of the Indians the greatest numbers of which, that
usually annoy us, having their Plantations and settlements
on this side thereof.
The Quota of men required from this Province for the
assistance of New Yorke, not a little Startle his Ma'^''* Sub-
jects here who apprehend themselves to lye more open and
in danger of an Invasion than that Province, and altogether
as unable ( if not more ) than they to defend themselves
without further assistance and they humbly hope for his
Ma*y* Royal Grace therein,
I have not any thing further to observe unto your honour
at present, but to assure yo"^ honour that I shall studiously
endeavour in my Station to promote his Ma}^^ Service in all
things to the utmost of my power, whereof I crave your
honours beliefe, as also that I am with all imaginable respect
m Hon^e
Your honours
Most humble and
Obedient Servant
W. Stoughton
Hon''^*' m"^ Secry Vernon
Letter Lt. G-ov. Stoughton to the Lords Commiss^^ of the
Council for Trade and Plantations
Boston 3^ June 1701.-
R* Honb.ie
By a Vessell that Sayled from hence for London in April
last and also by another in the begining of May, I transmitted
unto your LordR^ the sorrowful tidings of the Death of the
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 116
Rt Hon^i^ the Earl of Bellomont, his Ma^^ Cap"« General
and Governour in Chief over this Province &c^ which I pre-
sume is long before this come to your Lord*'* Knowledge :
It's a very great unhappiness to this Province to be deprived
of his Excell'^y^ Conduct, especially at a time when the con-
juncture of Affairs seem to forbode our being involved in
more than ordinary difficulties and troubles.
I was humbly bold to
pray your LordP.^ Favour in concerning your Selves for the
preservation of his Maj*'^* Interests and the safety of his
good Subjects in these parts : that they may not fall a prey
to a potent Enemy : but that early care may be taken for
such supplies of Stores for War. and other assistance to be
afforded them, as with the blessing of God may enable them
to Defend themselves and his Maj*!*'^ Interests, if a War
breake forth.
I hope my former
Letters will come safe to hand, and shall therefore forbear
giveing yo'^ Lordp* the trouble of the repetition thereof, rest-
ing confident of your Lordp? kind regard, in representing to
his Maj^y the dependance and humble expectation which his
Maj*^* good Subjects here have of receiving his Royal Aid.
Since the writing of my former, 1 have with the Advice of
the Council, commissionated some persons to manage a Treaty
with the Eastern Indians, and to endeavour to prevent their
being debauched by the French, that they may not take part
with them against us. And to Oblige them by Presents and
assurances of full supplys for Trade to be afforded them, and
of kind usage therem beyond what they have had from the
French. The said Commissioners are not yet returned. So
that I cannot by this Convayance give your LordP* an
Accompt of there Negotiation : which I hope will have a
good issue.
I have to acknowledge unto yo'' Lordp^ the receipt of his
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Ma*!®^ Royal Commission for the Tryal of Pirates within this
Province, the Province of New Hampshire, & Colony of
Rhode Island, pursuant to the late Act of Parliament,
Entituled An Act For the more effectual Suppression of
Piracy with several of the said Acts inclosed in the Box
therewith.
As also the receipt of the representation made by yo''
Lordp! upon several Acts and Laws made and passed by
the General Assembly of this Province from the IS**" of
December 1697. to the 13th of March 1699. with his
Maj^!^^ Orders in Council Declaring his Royal Approbation
and Confirmation of several of the said Laws, therein partic-
ularly enumerated by their respective Titles. And his Dis-
allowance & Repeal of some others ; which I shall endeavour
may be amended having regard to the Exceptions made by
yo"" LordE?
I have Likewise received his Maj".®^ three several Royal
Letters, two of them of 19*^ of January 170^ and one of the
2** of February 170^. One of the first referring to the Spoils
committed in the Woods, by cutting down & converting to
private uses such Trees as are or may be proper for the ser-
vice of his MaH^^ Royal Navy ; And the other referring to
Forts and Fortifications, and assistance to be given to the
Province of New Yorke in case of an Livasion.
And that of the latest date referring to accessories in cases
of Piracy, All which I have communicated to the General
Assembly now sitting, and recommended the consideration of
them unto them, That such provision may be made by them
as is proper on the several heads therein mentioned to com-
ply with his Ma*'^^ Commands
They had before granted money for the repairing and
makeing of new Fortifications on castle Island ( so called )
neere Boston, which are in doing by the Advice and direc-
tion of Col?. Romer his Ma*'?* Engineer.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 117
I crave leave to Observe to your LordP.^ That I apprehend
it will be difficult to prevail with the Assembly of this Prov-
ince, to be at the charge for the building & maintaining of
Forts at Piscataqua and elsewhere in the Province of New
Hampshire (which is challenged to be the propriety of a
single private person ) for the defence whereof this Province
expended many thousands of pounds in the Assistance given
his Ma*y^ Subjects there during the late War, and are not
reimbursed any part thereof.
They also apprehend that the Inhabitants there are as able
( if not more ) to bear the charge of nesessary Forts and For-
tifications for their own defence than those of this Province
(who are extreemly impoverished and many scarce able to
provide for their necessary subsistance ) are to support the
vast charges this Government are at for those within the
same ; which are also Barriers to that Province, and divers
of our Towns and places lye more Frontier.
As to the Erecting of a Fort at Pemaquid It is the general
Opinion of all who know the place, That the situation
thereof is such as renders a Fortification there of very little
or no use for the securing of any of our Plantations ; nor can
it be a bridle to the Indians, being far remote from any pres-
ent Settlement of the English, and lyes much out of the
common road of the Indians, the greatest numbers of which
that usually Annoy us, having their Plantations and Settle-
ments on this side thereof.
The Quota required from this Province
for the Assistance of New Yorke do's much startle his
Ma*\®^ Subjects here, who apprehend themselves to lye more
open and in danger of an Invasion than that Province ; and
altogether as unable ( if not more ) than they to defend
themselves, without further assistance. And they humbly
hope for his Ma*'^^ Royal Grace therein.
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Nothing further Offering at present for
his Maj"^^ Service I crave leave to Subscribe.
R^ Hon''^^
Your Lord^P^ most humble
and Obedient Servant
W" Stoughton.
Lords Comissioners of the Council for Trade
and Plantations, _s)
Petition of Nicolas Q-owen ^ James Plaisteed in behalf of
Kittery and York.
To the Honered Leftenent Governer Councell & Representa-
tives in Generall Cort Asembeled
the Humbel petision of Nicolas Gowen & James Plasteed
Representatives for y® towns of Kittery & York humbelly
showeth
That Wels York & barwick haveing bin by y® former &
latter wors so impouerished y* y® are not abel to main-
tain y'' ministers as y'' out. A y''fore Begs such asist-
ence as this Cort shall think meet
Also y' garisons being gon to decay do furder beg y'
y' might be som spetial care taken for makeing &
Repairing such as your. Honers. shall think Needful
at y® publick charge for y** preseruation of those parts
they being the most Exposed to danger by y® Indians
Enemy & your petistioners shall Ever pray :
Nicholas Gowen
James Plaisteed
June 26th Read.
In the House of Representatives
June 28th 1701 Read
i
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Answer.
In Answer to the Petition above written
Resolved That the sum of ffive Pounds be Allowed to the
Town of Wells & the like sum of five Pounds to the Town
of York And the sum of Ten Pounds to the Precmct of Bar-
wick in the Town of Kittery out of the Publick Treasury
towards the maintenance of the Ministry in s'^ Towns &
Precinct.
Sent up for Concurrence. Nehemiah Jewett : Speaker.
June 28th, 1701./.
In Council
Read and past a Concurrance.
Is-f— Addington Secry.
John WilsoTi's Petition.
To the Honl® his Maj*? Councill, and asemblye, Convean*^
In Gen" Court, at Boston in this his Maj^* province of the
Massatusets Bay in New England, Oct^ 15*fi 1701
The petetion of John Wilson of Billeriea in the' County of
Midd'' in y*" province afors?
Humblye sheweth.
That your petetion"" did the last yeare,
viz : in the yeare seventeene Hundred, prefferr A petetion to
this high and Honon'*^ Court, for allowance in matters wherein
he had bin in disburs"^ for y'' publick about Eight or nine
years agon, when he was L^ vnder Capt" Ja : Converee, in
his Maj^^ service Eastw*:* and in the s*^ petetion y*^ matter is
set forth more perticulerly, and not haveing any friend at
Court y^ knew how the matters were circomstanced, the
Hon*^ Coinittee had not the right vnderstanding thereof, but
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now my afors^^ Capt" being A member of the Honou^^ hous
of Representetives, I doubt not but lie will be willing to
Informe Your Hon''^ y^ the truth of those things mention*^ in
my s** petetion.
I do now pray, for a Reconsideration of my Case, Reffering
Your Hon'^^ to
my s*^ petetion, and my aforesd
Cap** Information, and I doubt
not of a gracious answer, — so
shall Your petef^. Ever pray
&: c
In the House of Representatives
feb7 25"' 1701. Read
Resolved- That the sum of seven Pounds be Granted
to the Petitioner out of the publick Treasury as a fur-
ther & full Consideration of his extraordinary Expences
in the Countrey's service over and above the Three
Pounds heretofore Granted him.
Sent up for Concurrence.
Nehemiah Jewett. Speaker
feb>y. 26"' In Council
Read, concurred with & consented to.
Ja: Russell
Joseph Lynde Elisha Cooke
E."' Hutchinson John Hathorne
Benj''' Browne Elisha Hutchinson
John Foster Sam Sewall
Natha^ By field Jonathan Corwin
Nathaniel Thomas
Peter Sergeant
Penn Townsend
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 121
ties
" 18. Oct. 1701. L"^ to Con. PJdp Esq'' One p his Maj
SJdp Ai'undel Duplicate p Cap"^'^ Mason./ "
S^
The long Intermission of writing to you, and answering
yo"" Letter of the 16!!^ of May 1700. which arrived during the
life of our Governour the Earl of Bellomont, and was trans-
mitted to him, then at New-Yorke, where he continued till
the time of his death ; Our L* Governor also dying soon
after, has partly been occasioned by those providences.
We return you thankes for the good Advice and direc-
tion in yours relating to Appeals for England, As also for
your good Service in your Agency for this Province, haveing
no intention to make a difference in the reward therefor to
S^ Henry Ashurst and your Selfe. The sum of Five hun-
dred pounds Sterling mentioned in yours to be remitted to
S^ Henry is a mistake. True it is that Five hundred pounds
of this money was ordered to be paid him here.
He demanding a considerable sum for his disbursments
and Expences m our Service : which he reckons amounts to
that value and more. Your Selfe Saying you had advanced
nothing on that Accompt other than for Coach hire Letters
and other necessary Expences.
We have now Ordered the payment of One hundred
pounds Sterling to you as a further acknowledgem* of your
Service in your Agency for us, which is remitted to you by
his Maj^!^^ Ship Arundel Cap*" Josias Crowe Comand^ as by
the Inclosed bill of Ladeing-
Desiring that you will further concern yo^ Selfe in our
Service, We have herewith transmitted unto you our
Addresses and Applications now made to his Maj^^ to be pre-
sented by the first Opportunity, and desire you on our
behalfe to Solicit the matters therein contained And in
case these arrive to you before liis Maj'"''* Governour for this
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Province be come from England Please to comunicate to
him what you shall receive from us, and pray his Advice
and Assistance therein.
We were unwilling to make our Addresses and Memorial
to his Ma*y Swel to over-great length and therefore have
omitted to be so particular therein as may possibly be neces-
sary, thinking it better to hint the same in our Instructions
to your Self viz*
As to the Ordnance for our Fortifications, it will be need-
full that some of them be whole Canon, our want being
chiefly of Guns of the larger Cize.
CoP Romer his Ma^^* Engineer informes that he has sent
a Memorial to the Secretary of State, and to the Commis-
sion" for Trade what will be necessary for us on that occa-
sion, which you may obtain a sight of.
We have formerly written to the Ministers of State relat-
ing to the Boundaries betwixt this his Ma*^* Territory and
the French of L'Accadie or Nova Scotia and to the Fishery
on those Coasts. We desire in case the War be not opened,
that you would solicit the adjusting and setling of that affair,
which will very much conduce to our quiet w*?^ the Indians ;
as also to the encouragem* of our Fishery, which is the chief
Staple of this Country and do's considerably advance his
Ma*y* Customs, the proceeds thereof being remitted for
England.
As to the Bill said to be lying before y® house of Lords
for the dissolving of Charter Governments in the Plantations
We intreat you to be very watchful in that matter and use
utmost diligence and applications by all convenient means
to prevent our being comprehended in or concluded by the
same to the depriving of our rights and priviledges, and, in
case the Bill be likely to be forwarded, that you Address the
Parliam*^ on our behalfe.
Our circumstances are different from those of other Plan-
OP THE STATE OF MAINE 123
tations under Charter Governments. Our first Settlement
being wholy at our own cost and charges. And by our pres-
ent Settlem* we are already reduced to a more immediate
dependance on the Crown his Ma^^ having reserved to him-
selfe the nomination of our Governour Lieu^ Governour &
Secretary, and a negative on our Laws. So many of our
former priviledges being lost we hope at least those that
remain will be continued to us.
We shall be careful to make you all due acknowledgements
for your service, and are
S^
Your affectionate humble
Boston Ocf^ 18**^ 1701. servants
October 18*i 1701.
In the house of Representatives.
Read & Ordered to be transcribed and sent to
Constantine Phips Esq'"
Sent up for Concurrance
Postscript
S'" I am Ordered by the Council to acquaint you That
the General Assembly meeting but on y* 15"' curr* and the
Ships for England being then just upon Sayling M^ Usher
who comes with them present? a Petition relating to his
Accompts as Treasurer of this Territory in the time of S''
Edmond Andros's Governm' and the Court haveing so short
a time to prepare their dispatches by these Ships had not
opportunity to consider of y" s'^ Pet''"".
The original of y'' before Letter transmitted was
signed by
John Walley Wait Winthrop
Joseph Lynde Ja: Russell
Nath' Thomas Elisha Cooke
Daniel Peirce Elisha Hutchinson
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E"" Hutchinson Sam^ Sewall
Penn Townsend John Foster
Samuel Partridge Peter Sergeant.
Nath^ Byfield
& Is^ Addington
In the name and by Order of the House of
Representatives
Nehemiah Jewett Speaker
" March 9*'' 1703 His ExceWJ^ Speech to the Assemhlyr
March G^Ji 1702.
" Gentlemen,
I thought it necessary to see you at this time and to
have your advice in the affayr of the Warr that presses hard
and the season of the year advancing we may Expect the
Enemy back vpon the fronteirs and on the sea cost.
I am sorry we have done no More against the Enemy this
Winter however the severall Marches that we have made
into the woods in the hardest of the Winter has Convinced
the Enemy as well as ourselves that English Men can bear
the cold and Travell upon the Snow as well as they and I
am glad to see the temper and Inclination of her Majestyes
good subjects so forward and patient of hardship and I
heartely thank the Commanders and Every party of volun-
teirs that have so freely undergone the Travel and difficulty
of the service.
We are now to Look forward and I think it necessary
beside the standing forces upon the fronteirs Especially in
the province of Mayn which are necessary to keep off the
Impression of the Enemy There will be needfull very speed-
ily a good force of English and Indians with Sloopes to
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 125
attend the Coast Eastward to keep the Indians from the ben-
efit of the sea and Trade with the french which Must be
soon dispatct and after that may be drawn together to pre-
vent their planting."
Letter from the Crovernor.
March 10. 1702
Gentlemen
I did not expect when I parted with the Assem-
bly of this province in November Last that I should have
maintayned a quiet vpon the frontiers thus long, but I am
Sensible that notwithstanding there is no Infraction of the
peace that the pressing Instances of the french by their offi-
cers and Jesuites that are amongst the Indians are such that
it is not possible for them to withstand their Importunity to
break Avith us unless we have a considerable force in the
province of Mayn who may be a security for them and a
guard over them, the Charge whereof must be provided for.
I layd before the last Assembly her Majestyes Commands
for the rebuilding the fort at Pemaquid, which was also tlie
Comand of the late King in his Life time and must acquaint
you that that Assembly went so farr in that affayr as to
direct a Comittee of both houses to attend mee to the place
who made their Report advising to go forward in that Work
and then- return was accepted and agreed to in Council but
refused by the Gentlemen of the house of representatives, it
is her Majestyes pleasure given Mee by the Right Honorable
the Lords Commissioners of Trade and plantations, that all
possible Methods be vsed to perswade you to an Obedience
herein with her Majesties Most gracious Incouragement that
no ordonance nor stores shall be Wanting towards the finish-
ing and mayntayning the same.
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I must also acquaint you that the last Sessions ordered
five thousand pounds bills of Credit to be Issued by the
Treasurer to pass in public payments and for their security
Enacted that the next assembly should rayse six thousand
pounds for their payment which is therefore now to be done.
I must also recomend to your Care the Lines drawn before
the Town of Boston which reach from the batteryes at each
poynt, it was at first a very good projection and security to
the Harbour and Town but it is now become a Nusance and
will at length serve only to Destroy the Harbour and Spoyle
the shipping, you will please to Consider either to put it
upon the present owners to repayr it or upon their submis-
sion of it to Dispose it to a New Company that it may not
be a Mischeife to us.
There remayns but a little to be done at the castle, which
as Colonel Romer and the Commissioners acquaint Mee May
be finished before Medsummer and that Noble work will be
perfected for which this province ought to have its Just rep-
utation and as My duty is I shall so represent it to her
Majesty, I desire your Concurrence for the supply that no
time may be lost and when I am there free of Workmen and
Materials you shall see the Government and Care of that
Garison in its propper posture in all things.
Gentlemen I am often sollicited and spoken to, referring
to the Colledge at Cambridge, I am sorry for the Mistakes of
this Goverment at any time in that affayr, if there be any-
thing that Imports Mee referring to it when it shall be Cofn-
unicated I shall freely do My duty to lay it before her
Majesty and in Every thing referring to the good and peace
of this province Exert My self to the Vtmost and hope the
same of every body in their propper stations -
A.
I must desire a very speedy despatch in these affayres
because if I have forces to the Eastward I must be Near
t
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them and I think it necessary for Mee to see the Indians
there if possible to Confirm them in their obedience to her
Majesty and their dependance upon this Goverment
Gentlemen A.
There are veiy few places without some ill minded men
that would be glad to see all things in Confusion and to that
End would Create misunderstandings and prejudices in the
Minds of her Majestyes Good subjects against her own Gov-
ernment, I hope your unanimous and Chearfull obedience in
the Queens service will disappoynt the 111 designes of such
men who with a pretence of friendship to this Countiy are
their worst Enemyes and whilst her most sacred Majesty is
successfull and Victorious Every where, would have her
defeated and Disappoynted here of the Just duty and service
of her own people.
Province of Maine November y^ 14*^ ( 1689 )
Received of M-" Edw'^ Toogood for the Vse of y-^ Maj*^ Sol-
diers in s*^ province, ~
Imp" four quarters of beefe w'' four hundred & twenty-
five '^«
& to y^ dyating three soldiers Eight dayes.
to one man more quartered three weeks ~
to pastering horses for y^ troopers so much as amounts
to one hundred and sixty dayes and nights
Dat : as aboue, p'' Jer : Swayne
Coiiiand'" in cheife
attest: Jam? Converse Cap*"
In the House of Representatives.
March 16*? 1T02. Resolved. - That the Suni of Five
Pounds and eleven Shillings be Paid out of the Publick
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Treasury to Edward Toogood of Portsmouth or his Order in
full of the Ace* on the other side, and one Pound more for
his attending his Excellency to Pemaquid the last Sumer
Sent up for Concurrence
Jam? Converse Speaker.
In y'' hous of Represent^ June 3'^ 1703 :
this ace* of Edw^ Twogoods was Read
Ordered That the aboves* Resolve
be Revivd
Sent up for Concurrence
Jam? Converse Speaker
July ult. 1703
In Council
Read and agreed to.
Is^ Addington Secry.
f
Petition of Abraham Preble in behalf of York.
June the 9th, 1702.
To the Hon^^® the Counsell and Representatives of her Maj-
esty^ Prouance of the Massethuset Bay now setting in Boston
in Generall Assembly
The Humble Petition of Abraham Preble Representative
for York Sheweth that Whereas the said town of York have
of Late been under very Grate disadvantages by reason of
the Loses sustained by the War : and families dispersed and
Broken up : sum of which altho returned unto us are not
Able to sustaine any publick charges : becase of the Charges
and disbusements about their one settlement ; haveing much
to doe and but Little to doe withall ; haveing also bin Lately
att Considerable Exspencs ; In building for the Conveniency
and accommodation of the Minestry : and in Maintaining a
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8C00I for the Instructtion of our youth ; which Wee Look
upon as highly Needfull & beneficiall and are still Willing to
Give all due Encorragment thereunto we Can : and haveing
had Greate Reson to think Well and Worthely of What the
Hon^^** Coret hath done for us in our Low Estate for the
seporte of the minestry a mong us, Which we Most Gratefully
Accept and acknowledg ; are therefore Incorraged herefrom
to Sollicitt once More that your Hon^ will please to Give us
help by Granting some further Encorragement this year unto
the Revf m'^ Samuell Moody whome God hath hitherto Made
a blessing unto us ; Hopeing that if God bless the land with
peace : and this Hon""*^ Corte and assembly shall please to
assist us this yeare we shall be able hereafter to Carry on
and Support the Ministry among our selves : without being
any further Chargable or trubelsum unto the Publick and not
Douting of your Generous and Good Inclination to asist us
in What you Can humbly submit and shall for Ever Pray
for &c.
Answer.
In the House of Representatives.
June 9th 1702. Read. June 10*? Read & In answer
to the above Petition
Resolved- That the sum of Ten Pounds be
Allowed and Paid out of the publick Treasury
for the support of the Ministiy in the Town of
York above mentioned.
Sent up for Concurrence.
Jam! Converse Speaker
June 10*.^ 1702. In Council. Read, con-
curred with and consented to
Natha. Byfield John Pynchon
Is-^ Addington Secry. Ja Russell
And"^ Belcher Elisha Cooke
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Sam" Partridge Elisha Hutchinson
Peter Sergeant
Jonath" Corwin
John Walley
Joseph Lynde
E™ Hutchinson
Daniel Peirce
Barnabas Lothrop
John Appleton.
In Council June 27*^ 1702.
The Resolve pas't by the Board the 24th currant for
appointing a Committee to joyne with a Committee of the
Representatives to consider of that clause m his Excellencies
Speech, As to the Erecting a Fortification at or near Pema-
quid, being agreed to by the Representatives, and sent up
with the names of their Committee. Viz* M^ Speaker, Cap-
tain Brattle, IVP James Coffin, M^ John Gorham, and M""
John White.
John Hathorne, John Phillips, Daniel Peirse and John
Appleton EsqT? were named and appointed a Committee of
the Board for the Affair aforesaid, - - John Hathorne Esq^ to
be chairman and to appoint time and place for meeting. ~
Isi Addington Secry
Report of the Committee concerning JPemaquid.
Cambridg Octob'^ the 21th 1702.
The Report of a Committee to Consider of that Clause in his
Excellencies Speech As to the Erecting a fortification at or
neer pemaquid, Apointed June the 27*? 1702.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 131
Haveing Considered the present State of the Late fort at
pemaquid, which was the last Session of the Generall Assem-
bly recofnended to vs by the Gou^ by her Majesties Espetiall
Command. Vpon which Wee attended his Excellency to
the place.
"Wee are Humbly of Opinion, that the Stones being already
in place the Ground Already Trenched and the foundation
probably Still Good, And Lime to be had neare & Easey,
The Generall Assembly may in Obedience to her Majesties
pleasure & direction therein. Agree and Order that there
be a Surn of mony Granted to be payd in Two Yeares for the
Raiseing of the Walls of Said ffort, And that her Majesty be
Humbly addressed to put a Garison of one Hundreed men
vnder proper officers to Secure the Same for the future, the
Charge of itts Maintenance being so very Great, And the
other frontiers of the prouince being so far Extended that
puts the prouince to almost an Insupportable Charge in tyme
of War with the french and Indians
Jo° Gorham f John Hathorne
Edward Brattle j Daniel Peirce
— John : Appleton
In Council
Oct? 21^ 1702.
Presented by John Hathorne Esq^ Chairman,
Read :
Is!i Addington Secfy.
Octob' 23f 1702 : In the House of Representatives
Read :
Resolved a non Complyance y'' with.
And that an Address and memorialls,
by a Comittee of this house Joined
w**^ a Committee of the board, be prepared,
to lay before her Majestic what may be
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necessary referring to y® same
Sent up for Concurrance
Jam! Converse Speaker
In Council
NovemT 3"* 1702 read & not concurred w*''
Resolved that a conference be had w*^ the house of Repre-
sentatives this afternoon upon their above written Resolve
L Turfrey g order.
In the House of Representatives
Nov^ 3rd 1702. The Question being put whether a Con-
ference be had upon the vote of this House on the other Side
It Pass'd in the Negative
Jam! Converse Speaker
Nov^ 16'? 1702./. In Council
Read and upon the Q? put to the Board ;
Whither they accepted the Report of the
Committee ? It pas't in the Affirmative.
Is^ Addington Secfy
In the House of Representatives
Novem^ 18th 1702.
Ordered That the House adhere to their Vote referring
to Pemaquid, which was Pass'd and Sent up the
10^^ instant.
Jam^ Converse Speaker
In Council. March W\ 1702.
Read, and upon the Question put to the Council ; Whether
they accepted the Report of the Committee ? It past in the
affirmative.
Is^ Addington Secry. -
OF THE STATE OF MAESTE 133
Governor's /Speech Oct. 1702
" Gentlemen.
Since I saw you last I have in Obedience to Her Majestys
Commands visited all the ffrontiers to the Eastward as far as
Peraaquid and had there the Opportunity of Conference,
with the Sachems of those Parts, which has Occasioned the
Qviet that we have hitherto had on that side, and saved you
the Trouble of an earlier Meeting than at this time, which
truly I was very apprehensive would not have been Pre-
vented, and how long it shall last I have no Assurance, and
therefore we ought to be in all Points ready.
The last Session I communicated to you Her Majesty's
Instructions referring to the Rebuilding of Pemaquid, which
I must Still with all Earnestnesse Offer to you, and when It
is Considered that all the Stones necessary are in place, the
ffoundation yet good, and Lime to be had very near and easy,
the Rebuilding cannot be thought to be halfe the Original
Charge. Added to this I must Acqvaint you, that the Indians
in their Treaty, and since Urge the Necessity of another
Trading House beyond that at Casco Bay, and I Judge it as
cecessary as They, if we Intend to hold them Depending,
and that may as well be at Pemaquid, as any whare else and
better, because the Harbour is good, and our Honour Depends
upon our Asserting our own which are so unluckily lost.
These Things added to Her Majestys Directions in the mat-
ter I hope Will have their due Weight with every body, I
hope the Gentlemen of the Councill & Assembly that there
with me there, will when the Affair is before you Represent
that matter as it is."
134 DOCUMENT ABY HISTORY
Crovernor^s Speech.
" Gentlemen
I am very glad I can Meet you at this your Anniversary
Assembly in peace that neither the Coast nor our open fron-
teir to the Continent have been troubled with the Enemies,
I beleive our Early Care in sending that Litle force to the
Eastward together with our Just and friendly dealing with
the Indians has kept them at Quiet
I Expected when I last parted from you I should have
given you an Account of another Enter view I might have
had with the Sachems of the Eastern parts which I Judge
very Necessary but the Infraction made by our own people
upon some of them in friendship w'^^ us at Penobscot delayed
Mee untill I might have given them very full assurance that
the Mischeif done upon them was without my knowledge
which by the restitution of their goods, and the severe treat-
ment of those 111 Men I believe by this time is done to their
satisfaction and has now given Mee a propper time again to
Demand their Attendance upon mee which all my officers in
those parts urge may be presently upony many good reason
I must also hasten because in a short time I Expect her Maj-
estys fleet from Jamaica in their return home and I may not
then be absent having her Majestyes Express Comands to
provide for them, and if they shall be in a Capacity to do
any thing to the Eastward upon the Enemy I hope we shall
Chearfully Embrace the oportunity to Assist in the service
it being so perticularly our own benefit.
I must also acquaint you that by letters from his Excel-
lency the Lord Viscount Cornbury I have the Advice that
I may Expect a party of french and Indians presently upon
Conecticut River and we Must be in a readiness for them
which will put mee upon sending home the Members of that
part Imediately "
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 135
Return of the Comittee of the Council and representatives
refering to the fort at Pemaquid, Oct. 27, 1702.
Having Considered the Present State of the late Fort at
Pemaquid, which was the last Session of the Generall Assem-
bly Recommended to us, by the Governour by Her Majesty's
Especiall Command, upon which we Attended His Excel-
lency to the Place, We are humbly of Opinion that the stones
being already in Place, the Ground already Trenched and
the foundation probably still good, and Lime to be had near
and easy, The General Assembly may in Obedience to Her
Majesty's Pleasure and Direction, therein Agree and Order,
that there be a summe of Money Granted to be Paid in Two
Years for the Raising of the Walls of the said Fort, and That
Her Majesty be humbly Addressed, to Put a Garrison of One
Hundred Men under proper Officers to Secure the Same for
the future, the charge of It's Maintenance being so very-
great, and the other Frontiers of the Province being so far
Extended that Put's the Province to almost an Unsupport-
able Charge in Times of War, with the French & Indians.
J Hawthorn
in the name of the rest. ~
End : ) Return of the Comittee of Pemaquid
Copy of a Rep^. from a Com^^^ of y^
Ass^ly of y^ MassacM^ ab\ Pemaquid.
Dated 27H' OctK 1702.
Referred to in Coll
Dudley's Lre of lOH' Nov''. 1702.
136 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Joseph Bane's Petition.
Prouanc of the To His Exelancy Joseph
Masethuset Bay Dudley Esq' Cap* Gener and
in New england Gouenour in Cheefe and the
Honnor^'® the Counsell and
House of Representitives in
General! Assembly.
The Humble Petyon of Joseph Bane Ling** of her Maj-
estys ffort Mary att Sacco : Shueth and sum of your
Honnors I beleve Well know that your peticonour:
of Late had his hand Broke into peeces : his thumb and
three fingers shoot off by spliting of a Gun which was
ffiered by ord"" of Cap* Turphry to Sett the Watch att s^
fforte which wound was Cured by Corn^^ Parker: for:
w*^'^ Cure he Recaued of your Petic'^® the full Sum of
Twenty Pounds Money Which Was allowed your Hum-
ble Petic" by The Grate and Gener" Corte and Paid
him out of the Prouanc Treshurey : for Which your
Petic' is Humbly thankfull for and is herefrom humbly
bould to Informe your Exel^^ and Honnors that your
Petic°J hath bin fforced to pay to William Partridg Ju""
the full Sum of foure pounds ten shilings Money besids
the twenty pounds Aboue Mentioned : for victtles and
Lodging and attendanc in the time of My Lameness
which I thought had bin all Sattisfyed before : but
appeers otherwise : therefore Would Humbly pray Your
Exal*^'' and Honnors to take my sad curcomstances into
your serious Considderation : for I am but of Late
Releaced from Eight years Captivety with y*" indains :
and so sad an axsidant be fallen me in Respect of my
hand: Would Humbly pray y* the foure pounds ten
shilings A. Mentioned May be allowed and Paid me by
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 137
the Publick as I was Imedat then in the service and as
in duty Bound Shall Ever Pray -
Joseph Bane
York October y« IS^'^ 1702.
Octo^ 29: 1702 In the House of Representatives.
Read:
And in answer to y*
petition's prayer :
Resolved that there be allowed and paid
him out of y^ Province Treasury four
pounds Ten Shillings for y^ Compleating
of the payment of his Cure
Sent up for Concurrance
Jam* Converse Speaker.
In Council Oct« 29^'^ 1702.
Read and past a concurrance
Is^ Addington Secry.
In Council
Nov' S-i 1702.
The Council having read the return of the House of
representatives refusing a Conference upon the return of the
Committee for Pemaquid which the Council had directed.
The Council do declare that their refusall of a Confer-
ence with themselves upon that head or any other affayr
refering to the Govement is a great Infrengment upon the
rights and Intrest that the Council have in this Govement
and desire that this their declaration be Entred accordingly
and do insist upon the said Conference and desire the Gov-
ernour to direct it accordingly.
Voted in Council nemine contradicente.
L T. p order
13 8 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Order for a Conference about Pemaquid Fort^ Sent up from
the Representatives.
In the House of Representatives
Novem' 4*'* 1702.
Ordered That a Conference be Attended with the
Hon'^^® Board on the Vote of this House Referring to Pema-
quid fort either by both Houses, or by Comittees of both
Houses as shall be agreed. That a Message be sent up
accordingly by Cap^ Phipps & Cap* Bassett.,
Ja* Converse Speaker
Message from the Representatives^ referring to Pemaquid
Nov^ lOH' 1702.
In the House of Representatives.
Novem^ 10*^ 1702.
Ordered That a Message be Sent up to the
Honorable Board, That this House having Considered, and
weighed, what was said in the Conference between both
Houses, upon the Report of the Committee Appoin toted
Consider of that Clause in his Excellency's Speech, as to the
Erecting a ffortification at or near Pemaquid are still of the
mind, that it is not proper in this Juncture of Time, to Pro-
ceed on so weighty an Affair, as the building of Pemaquid
fort, the present Circumstances of the Province being Con-
sidered, and especially considering the late credible Advice
that the Eastern Indians are Prevail'd upon by the french to
become our Enemies, and a powerfull body of Indians, are
upon their March against us.
And That an Addresse and Memoriall, by a Committee
of this House Joined with a Committee of the Board be Pre-
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 139
pared : to Lay before Her Majesty what may be necessary
referring to the Same.
Jam? Converse Speaks
NovT 10'?
Nov^ ll^h 1702.
In Council
Read
Message from the Representatives about a Committee to prepare
an Address and Memorial to Her Majesty^
Nov. 17, 1702.
Novemr 17th, 1702.
Ordered That a Message be sent up to the Honorable
Board, That this House doth still Insist upon their
Votes heretofore sent up, for a Committee of both
Houses to be Appointed to Prepare an humble Addresse
and Memoriall to Her Majesty and are Troubled that It
hath been Delayed so long.
Jam? Converse Speaker
Read in Council, Nov^ 17*? 1702.
Order for Committee to prepare an Address, ^c. about Pemaquid,
^e. Nov. 1702.
In the House of Representatives
Novem^ 18*? 1702.
Ordered That MT Thomas Oakes,
M! Nehemiah Jevvett, Cap* Samuel Checkley, M^ Wil-
liam Denison, and Maj^ Jeremiah Swain be a Commit-
tee, to Join with a Comittee of the Board to Prepare,
140 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
and lay before this Court an humble Addresse and
Memoriall to her Majesty, referring to the Erecting a
fort at Pemaqvid and such other Things as They Shall
Think proper at this time to be laid before her Majesty
by this Court.
Sent up for Concurrence.,
Jam? Converse Speaker.
In Council.
die predict. Read and Concurred w*'' and the Secretary,
Nath^ Thomas & Nath^ Byfield EsqL^ appoint? a
committee of the Board.
Is^ Addington Secry
Co-py of Major Hilton\s Journal.
February 170V4
Journal of the March and Proceedings with the
Forces under my Command lately sent forth
ag?* the Indian Enemy & Rebels/
We began our March from Newiche wanock and set
forth from thence the Ninth of February instant, fol-
lowing Your Excellency® Instructions as near as we
possibly could./ viz^
Feb. 9*^^ We marched this day sixteen Miles, discovered
nothing. Encamped.
10^? Marched by breake of day, discovered two of the
Enemy's Camps, Judged they might hold betwixt
Forty or Fifty Indians, We travailed Twenty one
miles this day and Encamped -
IV^ Marched by breake of day, discovered two
more of the Enemyes Camps, much of the same
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 141
bigness with the former. We travailed about
thirty Miles this day and Encamped./-
12*? Marched very Earley, still upon the Enemies
Track, and came to Saco River about eight in
the morning Judged by the Pilots to have fal'n
upon the River about Fifty Miles upwards,
haveing before we came to the River travailed
about Eighteen miles; where we found the
greatest part of the Enemy had left the River to
the Southward, we set out a Scout to discover
further after them> -
23th ^Y'e found they altered their course again, and
came upon the Track of the Indians they left
( when departed to the Southward ) that had kept
the River and then Marched all to the Eastward ;
We left the Eastern Track and made the best of
our way to Pegwockit Fort, we travailed this
day Twenty miles and Encamped.
14'? Bad weather, did nothing but secure our Pro-
visions and Armes.
15*? Marched before day, met with several Old
Tracks of the Enemy We travailed till Sun-
set, judged about Twenty five miles, then
Encamped. ~
16*'' Marched before day, and about Ten a clock in
the forenoon our Pilots were discouraged, least
they might not find Pegwockit, I then Encamped
and drew forth One hundred choice Men, Order-
ing every man a bisket, with a designe to march
them directly up the River in order to find Peg-
wockit Fort (leaving the resfc to guard all our
Provisions Knapsacks &c.) We found Peg-
wockit Fort about Sunset, so we returned again
to our Encamped Men which we left behind,
142 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
being eight miles back. Judged we travailed
this day thirty two Miles. When we came to
the Fort, we found it a large place of about an
Acre of ground taken in with timber set in the
ground in a circular form with Ports, and about
one hundred wigwams therein ; but had been
deserted about Six weekes as we judged by the
opening their barnes where their Corn was lodged,
and that they deserted it in hast upon some
Alarm, because we found their Corn scattered
about the mouthes of their barnes./
17*'^ Marched homewards upon the River Saco
about thirty Miles, saw nothing remarkable.
18*"^ Marched homewards about Eighteen Miles./
19*** Being very stormey could not travail
20"^ Marched homewards about Twenty five Miles
21** Marched about Twenty three Miles, and came
to Saco Fort.
22°'' Marched to Wells, being Twenty Miles-
23'''' Marched to the Banke, being Twenty five Miles-
All our men well in health thanks to Almighty
God.~
May it Please your Excellency. -
This is what Offers upon this Expedition and I hum-
bly conceive that the winter time is the onely time ever to
march against the Indian Enemy ~- both for their discovery
and the health and least danger of our People ; And shall
always be ready to serve Her Majesty under Yo^ Excell'^.y^
Commands, and for my Country's sake
I am
Your ExcellS.y^ humble servant
Winthrop Hilton.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 143
This March was made upon the snow a yard Deep every
man in snow shoes with twenty dayes provisions upon small
hand steeds carrying each four Mens provisions and of three
hundred men in the Expedition no man returned sick.
J Dudley
End : ) Massachusets Bay
Journal of Major Hilton'' s March against the
Enemy Indians, From 9*'} Fehru : 170^ J 4 To
the 23^ ditto/
referred to in Col: Dudleys Lre
to y^ Secry : of 3'f March
1703/4
3
Petition of John G-erman March 20, 170"^
To his Excellency Joseph Dudley Esq^ Capt? General and
Gov' in cheif in and over her Maj^''^* Province of the Massa-
chusets Bay to the Hon^^" Council and house of Representa-
tives in Generall Court convened
The humble Petition of Jn° German Chirurgeon
Sheweth
That on or about y® 12th day of August last past
yoT Petition'' was commanded by his Excellency to
repair on board her Maj*'®' Ship the Province Galley
commanded by Cap* Cyprian Southack, on board of
w'^'' Galley & at Casco Bay he hath ever since attended
y® Service in Matters belonging to his Functions, at
casco Bay on his first Arrival there he found nine
persons Extreamly Main'd & Wounded whom by y^
blessing of God on his Endeavo''*, he perfectly cured,
and haveing spent y® Cheif part of y" Season in which
he should have prepared Matters for his home Prac-
144 DOCUMENTABY HISTORY
tise in y® service of y® Publick & did also lose y'
benifit of sundry Patients vnder his care when first
comanded to y® Eastward by his Ex^^^ and y® Pet^ is
now again comanded to go in s"^ service who is always
willing to obey his Ex*'''* comands and to serve the
Publick.
May it therefore please Yo"" Excellency & Honours To Take
y® above petition into yo'^ due consideracon and give such
speedy Orders as may be for the satisfaction of Yo' Peti-
tioner for his past service & his further Incouragment and
since he is again remanded into the service yo"^ Pef as in
all duty bound will
Ever Pray
Boston the 20th day of March 1703/4
J. German
March 22<^ 1703/4 In Council
Read and sent down
In the House of Representatives
March 23. 1703.
In Answer to this Petition
Resolved That the sum: of five Pounds be allowed,
and Paid out of the publick Treasury to John German the
Petitioner.
Sent up for Concurrence
Jam? Converse Speaker.
March 23<^ In Council
Read and concur'd
Isi Addington Secry
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 145
Boston Aug?* 5*1^ 1703.
My Lords
A - By a vessell from Topsham who came out the
third of May, I have Account of the losse of all my Letters
and Papers that went by Captain Thomas, who sailed lO**"
Decern^ also what I sent by Captain Easly 1. february, and
what I sent by way of Leerpoot April 2** were taken upon
this Coast going off, which makes me perfectly behind hand
in all my Addresses and Representations to your Lordships,
Copys whereof I shall send by this, and the next Convey-
ance —
B — My last Letters were of the fifth of June by Cap-
tain Terrisse which I hope are arrived, since which I have
been Eastward along the Coast in the Province of Mayne,
and at Casco Bay met all the Sachims of Penobscott, and
the three Tribes under Moxus, and Adiawando, and with a
great deal of attendance which their Sullen Temper Demands,
and Cost of Presents, and Expences upon them, to the value
of four or five Hundred Pounds, Concluded a better friendship
with them than at any other meeting, their Friars not daring
to be seen, for fear I should have seized them, left them in a
better, and more treatable — Temper, and since that they
^^ have advised me by Messengers of the March of Two Hun-
dred french Indians, and about Thirty french men from
Quebeck which has occasioned me to send out Two Hundred
men of the best of our Quarter Part of the Militia, who have
been ten months Detached by virtue of an Act of the Assem-
bly, who are in four Companies upon the frontiers at Twenty
Miles Distance from each other, and Interchange Ground
every two Dales, that the Enemy may not come within them,
and it is now the time of their Plenty of venison, and green
corn, which will last them two months during which time we
must be carefull of them to Prevent what is possible,
tho a Security upon our frontier of Two Hundred Miles,
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146 DOCUMENTARY HISTOKY
is not to be made with the force this Province is able to
support.
In my Return from the Eastward I held the Generall
Assembly of the Province of New Hampshire, who have very
cheerfully Continued the Duties upon Timber and Boards
Exported, and have Enforced it with good clauses, for the
Collection thereof, which I hope will be acceptable to Her
Majesty, It being the only Method that they have here, for
the Support of the Government and their Defence, though it
is very grievous to the Massachusetts Province and of wliich
they complain, but I am humbly of opinion without cause,
every Province being the proper Judges, of the best Method
for their own Support.
The said Act and Minutes of Councill are Enclosed in
E. .
^' this Packet, and further I then Obeyed your Lordships, in
Hearing the Suspension of M^ George Jeffrys, and
Acquainted the Lieutenant Governour Partridge of his
Neglect, in not offering your Lordships the reasons and
Account thereof. The whole Proceeding in Councill is in
the Minutes, M'' Jeffrys answer, and M' Partridge's Rejoyn-
der, and are humbly submitted to your Lordships.
Judgment and Direction therein, I am humbly of opinion
F. that ML Jeffrys was very faulty, in that Oath mentioned in
the Record, th6 a great time is Elapsed, and it might have
been forgotten, And I also think that he is very faulty in
Labouring to Defend the Cotton Wool and to represent the
Acts of Parliament hard upon the Plantations to Disorder
the Inhabitants here, which ought by all means to be steadied
especially by Gentlemen of the Councill, and this he Palliates
in his Answer altogether. I shall do as your Lordships shall
command, but I doubt if he be Restored the Lieuten* Gov-
ernour and lie will very difficultly serve Her Majesty
together, and I think there is no Comparison between their
Powers, and Inclinations for the service, ML Partridge
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 147
having been very sincere & Industrious to my Observation in
every thing that Imports Her Majesty's Service since my
Arrivall however it was before I have no Persons to offer to
your Lordships according to my Instructions, for the supply
of the Councill but Richard Waldron and Major Joseph
Smith, whom I humbly offer in the room, of M"^ Fryer, and
M^ Wier who are superannuated.
O. The Assembly of this Province was Adjourned during
my Absence at the Eastward, and at my Return Sat again
and were Prorogued two daies since to Michaelmasse their
usuall time.
H. They have Granted to Her Majesty a Tax of Eleven
Thousand five Hundred Pounds, the last year's Excise, And
a little addition to the Impost, for the Payment of their
Debts to the Castle, to Forces, and Garrisons, and Ships
taken up at severall times for the Service, but will neither
settle any Salarys for the Governour or others of the Civill
List, here, so as to Support either the Governour Lieutenant
Governour, Secretary Judges or other Officers, which will
Discourage the best men in this Province from sustaining
Offices here. I humbly thank your Lordships favourable
Intention to offer that matter of a Salary to Her Majesty's
gracious Consideration, and am of Opinion if Her Majesty's
Commands were given therein, It would take away a great
deal of Inconvenience that the Governour here will labour
under till it be Determined, here are but few Persons fit to
sustain the office of Judges, and I can hardly keep them that
are upon the Bench, for want of a Support, if it were but an
Hundred and fifty Pounds, for the Chief Justice, & an
Hundred for the other four, it would be acceptable to them,
they have at present but fifty Pounds each.
The Representatives have shewed their Ill=Inclination
in the Article of the Assistance of New York, after severall
conferences they have absolutely refused to give their usuall
M
148 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
vote, which they have done annually these fifteen years, that
the Governour with the advice of the Councill, in the absence
of the Generall Assembly should send forces thither, there
may be at some time reason why such a thing should not be
done, when the Hazard here is greater than there, but the
Governour and Councill ought alwaies to be Judges of that
Necessity, but nothing that could be offered would Prevaile
with them, and truly My Lords, So it is that the best men
in the severall Parts are left out of the Councill, and the
meanest men in the Towns are sent to Represent them, who
will take care by their Obstinacy to Recommend themselves
to the People that they may be Electors of the Councill at
the Season of it, which cannot be avoided till Her Majesty
Name Her own Councill here as else where however I shall
do my duty to My Lord Ornbury in obedience to her Majesty
as I ought.
INIy Lords there is no ship of Her Majesty's here but
the Gosport, who is also Commanded hence, and must have
been gone long since but that the order came by way of
Jamaica, & Arrived here but Thirty dales smce, when the
friggot was absent upon A Cruise, and is but returned a few
dales, and now has not men sufficient to bring her home
untill our ships from Europe shall Arrive, And then the
Province will be absolutely without any Security, either of
the Trade, or against an Enemy./
The Castle of this place is not yet finished, though we
have fifty men every day upon the work, which has Retarded
Colonel Romer the Engineer going to Pascataqua to begin
that work, where there is 600^' ready to begin with, the Act
for it is lost with ray other papers./
I Humbly Acknowledge the Receipt of your Lord-
• ship's letters of the Twenty first of January, her Majesty's
Allowance of the Two Hundred, and fifty Pounds, at New
Hampshire, and Pray the same favour, for the Five Hundred
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Pounds offered Me by the Massachusetts Assembly, which is
lesse than ever they gave before, and having no Salary here
I have spent it twice, in a Table, Servants, and Horses here,
and am also in Advance as much as it amounts to for the fit-
ting out the two Companies sent to Jamaica, which I hope
my Lord Nottingham will obtain that I may be paid, having
humbly written to him therein ; since which I have had no
Commands.
I am with all Sincerity
My Lords
Your Lordships
most obedient & faithfull Servant/
J Dudley
In the shipps at first mentioned
I have lost all the Acts of Assembly
of Pescataq and Minutes of Council/
The Copy of the 550^ Act your Lordships
coinaded me so perticularly to send
which I have again ordered to be drawn
out and the New Act of 5001 for the repayre of the Castle./
10. August. Yesterday I had the Honnor of your Lord-
ships, letters by way of York of the twentyeth of April with
her Majestyes Comands for both the provinces of which I
humbly acknowledge the receipt and shall take care to do
my duty in the severall Articles, and shall Instantly acquaint
the Surveyor that there is no Relaxation in the Measure of
Timber and pray your Lordships to beleive there has been
none yet tho Desired by the people./
End : ) New England
Jjire from CoV'. Dudley to the Board.
Dated at Boston. S*i' Aug'! 1703. J
Rec^ 20^'} Nov\ ) 1703
Read 7H' Janv \ 1703/^
^ These belong to Casco fort.
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List
A List of the Wounded persons who ware under the care
of John German Chyrurgeon in Casco Fort
Major John March
Nico?. Tucker
W" Winthworth
Joseph Garich
Rose Thomas
W"? Webs wife
Abigail Viny Widow
Jabest Sweet
Serj^ Taylor belongs to Cap^ Pearce^ Comp?i
These are to Certifie, whom it may concerne, that John
German Chyrurg:, who was comanded by his Excell'^.y in the
Galley to Casco fort, did very faithfully and diligently attend
his OfBce there, in his applications to sundry mamed and
wounded p^'sons as by the List above appears, who ware all
cured. And in my humble opinion deserves good Encour-
agment for his Service.
Dated in Casco fort Sept^J 10: 1703
p'' John March Captn.
Abstract of a Lre : from Colonel Dudley to the Board. Dated
the 15^'} September 1703.
A. his last was of the 5*? of August - 5 of his
packets lost.
B Since his Treaty with the Eastern Indians & a
present he made them of 300^^ he made them, They in
conjunction with some French &c have fallen upon the
English & have killed & carryed away 100 Persons
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 151
They had like to have taken Casco Bay, But the Prov-
ince Gaily with 70 Men came Seasonably to their relief.
Vpon this he has raised 1000 Men - his
Disposition of them - These Men, with the Sloops to
Attend them, will Cost the Province 3000" p^ Month
- which the Assembly have undertaken to provide &
have Granted 11500" for their Subsistance - he hopes
for little, but distroying the Indians Houses and Corn -
Colonel Romer gone to reform Casco Fort - he has Com-
municated to y^ Assembly the Queens Life: about his
Salary.
Boston 15*.^ Septem^ 1703.
My Lords coppy
A. My Last Addresses to Your Lordships were of the
5*? August last by A vessel to Whitehaven, Blore Master,
this I hope may arrive after so many Letters that I have Lost,
five packets successively, from January to April, I am already
advised of, which I am forst to Adventure by Merchant Ships
here being no Opportunity by Any of her Ma'y^ Ships return-
ing hence,
B. I have now humbly to Acquaint Your Lordships that since
My treaty in July with the Sachems of the Eastern parts,
and all the Obligacons taken from them of their Obediance
to her Ma^y & presents to the value of 3001 A small party
of about 30 french men with only three OiScers & two preist's
from Port Royal with about 200 Cape Sable Indians, of wliome
I formerly wrote to your Lordships came round the bay of
Fundee and have debauched all the Eastern Coast from S'.
Croix to the Province of Main, and with the greatest profidy
and secrecy scatter'd themselves to the Length of 100 Miles
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and came with all possible Friendship to the poor scattering
houses distant from our Forts, and all at once upon the
10*^? August fell upon the poor people, where themselves
Lodged over Night, and killed & carryed away about 100
Men Women & Children, two dayes after they set upon the
Forts at Casco bay, Saco & Wells, which are at Twenty
Miles distant each on the Province of Mayn, where I had
Lodged three foot Companyes, who received them so readily
that we Lost nothing there, Scarce a man at each garrison,
and at Casco bay which is the furthest, 200 Miles from Bos-
ton, the french Men began a Trench and in three dayes wase
got within A pikes Length of their workes when her Ma*^^
Province Galley with Seventy men arrived from Boston and
killed forty of them, obliged them to burne all their plunder
to Leave their dead behinde them, and March away, since
which for about 30 dayes, I hear of them in small partyes 5
or 10 stealing & killing Cattle Like the Rapparees of Ireland
in several parts of the Province. -
this Breach has obliged me to raise a thousand men,
^' whereof 850 are for the Land and 150 for the Coasters, and
600 of them will be upon there March in 14 dayes from
Casco for the head quart''^ of the Indians who are in there
forts at 150 Miles distance from the Sea, & 20 Miles from
each other, where we may possible Destroy their Corn &
houses, but no Likelihood of seeing them, who will have
their Scouts out, & March Off as we Approach them, and
only wayt an Opportunity, A whole fortnights March which
we must be obliged to, to obtaine An Advantage, in the
hedious desart, to fire now & then upon us, however the
Experiance of the best men, that have at any time been here,
can advise to no better method then by Constant Marches,
Especialy in the winter to dislodge & starve them, and these
men & about 10 Sloops necessary to attend them, will put
the province According to the present Establishment, to
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 153
three thousand pounds A month, which has obliged me After
I had raysed & Marched the Troopes to the several parts, to
hold the Assembly, to Acquaint them with the Necessity of
taking care to provide for this groing charge, who have very
Dutifully thankt me, for the care of the peace of her Ma*^*
Subjects so long — And of the war so early, and have
chearfuUy undertaken the charge and granted 11500" to be
raised that the Subsistance may not fail, and I hope in A
winters Session about Christmas will further do their duty,
and I think necessary to have the head quarter at Cascos,
and have therefore sent Colonel Romer thither to reforme
that fort, to make it fitt to Lodge 500 men, I did also
Comunicate to this Assembly who sat the first of this Instant,
her Ma^y* gratious Letters and Coiiiands refering to A stand-
ing setled Sallary for the governour &c. which they have
prayed they may give Answer to, when the Assembly is more
full at their Ordinary time of Sessions in the winter.
The french and Indians have in this Occasion shewed
a great deal of Cowardise & Cruelty, have not killed one
man under his Arms, but by surprise, have scarcely saved
any women or children but slayn many three dayes After
they were prisoners and the Fryers make it all religion, and
say mass over Every thing publickly in the Camp Night &
Morning,- while this was doing Brovillan the governour of
port Royal sent to me for the Exchange of 10 prisoners &
Frindly sent me three of mine, and A french Gent™ to Offer
the Exchange which I Accepted & sent home his ten men,
and the french Officer protested that his Governour knew
nothing of this March of the Indians which since by some of
our prisoners we are assured was most falce,
E. In this Necessity and great charge, I have written in
the most pressing manner, to the Governours of Rhoad Island
& Conecticot for the Advance of but 150 Men between them,
but can obtayn nothing, notwithstanding this province do's
D
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F. wholly Cover & Secure them from danger, And I should be
wanting in my duty if I should not Acquaint your Lord-
ships by every opportunity how the service is ruined by the
Government of Rhoad Island, two of the privateers fitted
out by the Merchants of this Town with ships, provisions
and Armes, brought in A Spanish prise, worth 5000\ coming
up from the Southward were Obliged to touch at Rhoad
Island, the men were presently debauched and the Governm*
countenancing of them refused to Leave the place or to Suf-
fer their prize to Come to Boston & there they Embessel'd
the one halfe of the Goods & Cranston the Governour
refused the Collector & the receiver on behalf of his Royal
highness, to have anything to do, and all the Letters and
messages, that I could possible write & sende, Could get no
answer from them to any thing, since which the saylors from
hence run away by Scores and there are hidden & secured,
& Last of all our Imprest Men for the Land service, in all
the parts next them run away to the Island. & nothing
returns from thence, so that of Six privateers, that did so
much service Last Year, I am reduced to one, and when they
are in the Sea, I expect Rhoad Island will be their port also,
all which would be remedid in one hour, if her Ma*^^ pleases,
Q I humbly Acknowledge the receipt of your Lordships
Letters of the 20'*^ & 29''^ April, and in Answer to the per-
ticulers, have given strict charge to the Judges of both the
provinses, that they do proceed in All causes with exact
Justice, and without any delay and have had no perticuler
Complaint of any thmg of that sort, since my being here, I
must also Inform your Lordship's that there are no courts in
this province wherein the Governour has any Share or power,
but there are Judges on every bench. ~ tho I am humbly of
Opinion this province will not be well until a Chancery
Court, be Establish't, wherein the Governour will properly
OP THE STATE OF MAINE 155
preside In the Comand refering to a Court for small causes,
It is already a law here, and Long practised that every Jus-
tice of the peace has Cognisance of, a trespass, a Debt of
Forty shillings without A Jury sumarily To determin ( And
in every County an Inferiour Court for any other Sum^ ) from
whence there Lyes an Appeal to the Superior Court & these
Laws were allowed by his Late Ma'^ and on file in your
Lordships Ojffice.
H. In the Last perticular of that Letter, I have comanded
the Clerks of every County Court, Superior Court, & the
Admiralty Court at the ende of every Session to Transmit
into the Secretarys Office an Abstract of all Causes & mat-
ters depending with the names of the plantifs, defandant,
sum^ sued for, Judgem* , Appeal, which I shall from time to
time Humbly lay before your Lordships / With your Lord^^
Letter of the 29*'' of April I have a Coppy of your Lordships
representation to her Ma^^^ of the present State of the Prov-
ince of the Massachusetts, for which I humbly thank j^our
Lordships, and it is every day now Apparent that nothing
will proceed well here, till her Ma*y will please to name her
owne Councill, the best men in the province can have no
share in the Civil Governm* till then./
l^ her Ma*y having appointed M^ Usher- Instead of M!
Partridge Lieu! Governour of New Hampshire is very
Acceptable to me and I shall hope for his good service there
upon his arrival. In the affair of the dimentions of Timber,
notwithstanding their Offer, there was never any relaxation
made to the people for y" cutting of Larger Timber then in
the first orders from y** Crown, in King Charles y" 2*:* time
and so that matter rest's as it did, and shall be diligently
performed by plaisted who is very carefull, I liave sent her
Ma^y* gratious Letter to New Hampsliier refering to sal-
aryes - & shall follow it about Ten dayes hence, when the
j^ Assembly shall sit, but can expect Little from that very small
156 DOCtJMENTAEY HISTORY
province, M^ Usher Not being arrived, I have not yet
received her Ma*? Commands, relating to M^ Aliens Title,
but shall strictly & carefully observe and persue them ~ "
when I shall receive the . . In the courts of New hampshire
for their Impartial & speedy proceedings And for an account
of Causes, I have given the same Command as in this province
& they shall be duely Obeyed,
ji^^ I Humbly thank your Lordships for the hopes I have
of Stores for both these provinces & of Ships of War. I have
none here At this time but the Gosport, which since the
death of Cap^ Crofts is Commanded by his Lieu^ Cap*
Smith who is very carefull here, and at this time has put
Forty Men with an Officer on board a Sloop to Cruise on the
Shoales After a french shallop that is Looking for provisions
for Port Royal who are almost starved, having yet no Sup-
plyes from France, and if I might be honour'd with the Call
of 3 or four of her Ma*^* Ships, T'wol'd certainly fall into
our hands.
p_ The province of Mayn and the parts beyond Kenebeck
River, Pemaquid & as far as S* Croix would make better
Settlem*^ then any in this province if a Scotch Collony might
be Setled there, the Fishing and Lumber, and masting being
more plenty and easy then in any part of America, And I'm
Humbly of Opinion that they will not be settled without
some such new Collony the English in these parts having
already grasp'd more then they can plant or defend.
There shall be nothing wanting to the utmost expence
to save the Frontiers here from depredations but a very few
of them passing easily over our waters - and hedious swamp
will distress us long, having all supplyes from Quebeck &
port Royal,
I have directed Colonel Romer at his return from
^' Casco to meet me at Piscataqua to proceed in the reforming
of that Fortification where they have raised 50-0^ and I shall
OF THE STATE OF MAES^E 16T
proceed as Fast in it as the Troubles there will allow they
being every day alarm'd and disturbed if but 2 or three
Indians appear./
this is the third time the Act for 550' raysed in New
Hampshire which your Lordships so pticularly sent for has
been covered to your LordE! with minute of Councill and
Large Accounts/
I am my Lords
Your Lordships most faithfull
Humble servant
J Dudley
End : ) Massachusetts :
Lre from Coll Dudley to the Board.
Bated 15'" Septr 1703. J
New-Castle in New-Hampsh! -Sept^ 18^*^ 1703.
May it Please Yo": Ex°y/
In Pursuance to Yo^ Ex'^.^^ orders dated 26'? of August
last past I departed y® 29*? of s^ ~ moneth for Cascoa, taking
my Journey first for Marvelhead, where I set such worke as
their abillity for ten guns would allow from thence I went to
Salem where I expected to have found the Sloop w"?' Yo^
Ex^.y appointed for my transportation to Cascoa but she behig
dispatched by CoH. Hawthorne & sailed thence the morning
of the same day on which I arrived Ab* the evening I
therefore hired an open wood boat & made all dispatch I
could for Cascoa where I arrived the first of this instant in
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Evening & the next clay I went on shore to sett out such
workes as I deemed most propper for the security & defence
of that place & for the reception of four or five hundred men
as Yo^ Ex9y ordered I remained at Cascoa until the eleventh
instant, by w*'? time I had brouglit the worke into a very
good forwardnesse, so as they could easily be perfected in
ten or twelve dayes, on the eleventh instant, I embarked on
board y" Province Galley Cap* Southwack Com*^J for New-
Hampsh'' where I arrived on Sunday 12'^ instant. / Being
here arrived according to Yo^ Ex'^.y order & direccon, I
waited upon y^ Hono^^ Lief! Gov^ the Captain of the Fort,
& others of the chief Gentlemen of the province, & comuni-
cated to them what I thought necessary to be done for
Repairmg & securing her Ma*!®^ fort &c. they all tell me,
they are readie & willing to do their utmost for her Ma*!®^
service, & their owne security, but that of late yeares they
have been so impoverish'd by taxes & publick Contributions
that by reason thereof they are capable to do very little at
present they also tell me that y® five hundred pounds granted
by the Assembly for repair of the Fort by reason of the low
price of provisions in which specie the sad tax is chiefly paid,
will fall much short I have According to Yo"" Ex^P order
carefully viewed her Ma,^]^^ Fort at New Castle & find it of
little service as it is I have therefore given such directions
for the present defence & security of lier Ma*?^^ s^ Fort &
Province as I conceive most propper & suitable to the cir-
cumstances of y® Place which if observed may be of Service
in case of any sudden surprizall or assault And I hope her
Ma*!® on the Application hath been made will be graciously
pleased at her own charge to order such assistance & supply
whereby this Province may be enabled to build & erect such
Regular fortifications as may be effectuall to the ends pro-
posed No place I have seen in my Travails being naturally
better scituated & more suitable for defence.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 169
I have also According to Yo^ Ex'^.y^ order viewed the
Passage called New Castle Ferrey, where, in fornie yeares
hath been a Bridge som part of which is still remaining,
^ych gd Bridge I am told was built at y** charge of y" Prov-
ince and thouglit by the Goverm* then very necessary for a
Passage to her Ma*!^^ Fort that so y" Inhabitants of the other
Towns of y® Province might in case of any sudden assault
have the Conveniencie to come in w^'' their assistance w*^? s^
Bridge is now much decaied & almost ruined thro want of
seasonable & suitable repaire so that her Ma*!®^ Sul^jects who
have occasion & would passe & return over s'} Bridge by
themselves or with their horses & carriages as formerly now
cannot which is detrimental to her Ma*!®* Service especially
now in time of Warre because the Correspondencie is wholly
cutt off thereby between the Meine & her Ma*!®* fortifications
at New Castle and is to the common hurt & damage not
onely of all y^ Inhabitants of s*? Town of New Castle but of
all y^ Neighbouring Towns & of Travailers ~ it being a
shorter & nearer way by four or five miles & also a much
safer way to y® Eastward Parts & when s? Bridge was in
repaire I am informed was the chief & Most usual Roade I
further represent unto Yo^ Ex®y if s^} Bridge be repaired &
rebuilded it will be of speciall service unto her MaM® as it
will be a meanes to prevent & obstruct any illegal trade
which hath been or may be practised against the lawes cus-
toms & Acts of trade & Navigation/ these things as last
mentioned I have formerly ( a bout four yeares since in the
late Earl of Bellomonts time of goverment) made report
thereof so now witli what at present is offered as in duty
bound I humbly represent & submit the same unto yo'
Ex°7* Consideration for her Ma*!®* Service
Yo^ Ex'^.y* most Immble Serv*
Wolfrang W"? Romer. 0
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Eyid : ) New Hampshire
Copy of Co^ Romers Mem^!; to the Grov^.
of the Massachusets Bay in relation to
Forts ~
Refered to in MT Sheals Lre
of 28^1' FeVU 170\ /
Rec'^ 29H' April J
Read 93*^ May | 1*^04
0=10/
Certificate of Capt. Simon Willard.
Black point OctobL 4th 1703
This signifies that We have taken on board the sloop
Crownation M"" Benja Gold master a thousand & twenty nine
pound of pork which M"^ Jerimiah Jordan owned and weighed
to us by y® govern's ord'' to deliver at y^ store at Great Hand.
Simon Willard Cap'
Boston October 27*? 1703./
A My Lords
My Last Addresses were g Cap* Steel 15*? Septem^ Coppy
whereof I have again Liclosed by this Conveyance and have
now only to Acquaint Your Lordships that ^' One of the
Mast Ships is arrived & all our Merchant Men in Compf , &
^' notwithstandmg the mischeifs the Indians have done me,
I have alwayes had a Watch & Gaurds upon the Masts, in
the Woods, & in the pool and they are all ready to ship, -'-'•
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 161
M! Usher is now in New Hampshier in the Service, & I have
her Ma*?* commands refering to Mr. Allins Affaires, which I
shall carefully and strictly obey I have Generally about five
hundred men, marching in two partyes in the Woods, but
have yet had no advantage against the Enemy, they being
Capable to remove in an hour, so as to demand a twelve
hours march after them, Colonel Romer is returned from
Casco bay, Where he has raysed A good pallasado worke, of
about an Acre of ground with Bastians fit for 600 men,
where I shall Lodge the forces for A winters march beyond
pemaquid, to Norigwalk, where the Sachems and Fryers
reside, which must be done about Christmas, I am in great
want of small Armes, those that we have have been so often
repared, & are of so many sorts, they . . . are of Little Ser-
vice, & as the people grow more, the Armes grow fewer /
The General Assembly of this province. Set down
to morrow when I shall comunicate to them her Ma*^* Gra-
tious Letters refering to pemaquid, and the maintenance of
the Govemm^ and shall give your Lordships Account of
their proceedings.
I have no great Opinion of this Conveyance being
small & without Convoy, & therefore shall not further
Trouble your Lordsliips./
I am
My Lords
Yo^ Lordships
most Faithfull Hum. Serv^
J Dudley. C
End : ) Massaeh*^
Lrefrom Coll Dudley to the Board/
Dated the ^7«^ Oct: 1703. J
N. 23/
11
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G-overnor's Speech Oct. 27. 1703
" Gentlemen
Since I last saw you I have Visited the frontiers and
put thera in the best posture I could, and have now about
four hundred men upon a second March into the Woods to
find the Enemys Quarters and to see what can be done upon
them.
Agreeable to your Desire and advice the Last session, and
have had the Galley and two Sloops well fitted Cruising upon
the Eastern Coast to prevent any french Trade with the
Enemy.
I shall now draw the forces into quarters to recruit after
their weary marches till the snow be well setled for a Win-
ters March to the other forts which can at no other time
be come at by us and trust in the good providence of almighty
God, that he will give us advantage against so perfidious an
Enemy."
To his Excellency Joseph Dudley
Cap' Generall And Gouerner in
Chief in and Over her Maj*^*
prouince in the Massachusetts
bay in New England In America,
& to the Honnourable Council
and Assembly.
I Humbly Represent to yo' Excellency and Honnours : ~ to
peruse this my poor humble petition vnder written.
Honnored S^ I am Imboldened by your good Nature And
many singuller Uertues ; Especsually that of yol Neuer fail-
ing compastion to the Distressed ; : I haue Made it my hum-
ble petition at this time to your Excellency Beging and
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 163
Intreating that you would be pleas'd to Augment something
to my monthly weages ; it being but Thirty six shillings pT
Month ; which is veiy Little ~
Considering the trouble that I meet with all, being Expos'd
sometimes & to weary and teadius Journeys in the woods :
viz : - formerly to speak with the Indeans to come to your
Excellency In order for peace : & since that two weary and
teadius Journeys In the Army ; allthough the first wase to
No purpose ; : yet if it may please your Excellency I us'd
the utmost of my Indeauer And in the second I wase for-
warde and Instrumental! in Discouering takeing and Destroy-
ing as many Indeans as I could, and still would be if your
Excellency will Imploy mee ; also I would Desier & Intreat
your Excellency to Consider my Lameness In my hand which
by the prouidence of God I gott in the Country Seruis at
Saucor fortt ; Now Honnoured S"" my Humble petition is ;
that you would be pleas'd to Consider hear off ; and to helpe
me hear inn ; which is all att present I Humbly Begg Leiue
to subscribe my selfe your most Humble Pettitioner and
Duttyfull Seruant Att your Command in all things ~
Joseph Bean
In Council Nov^ 8'? 1703.
Read and sent down.
In the House of Representatives
Novemb^ 8*? 1703. Read.
In the House of Representatives.
November IV^ 1703
In Answer to the Petition on the other side
Resolved That the sum of Ten Pounds be allowed
and Paid out of the Publick Treasury to Joseph
Beane the Petitioner as Smart Mone}, & the Sum
of Three Pounds gannum as a Stipend, and that he
164 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
be Exempted from being Rated for his Poll in the
Province Tax during his Naturall life.
Sent up for Concurrence
Jam* Converse Speaker —
In Council
Nov'^16*'^1703:
Read and concurr'd with
Is^ Addington Secfy.
Petition of John March Nov. 10, 1703.
To His Excellency Joseph Dudley Esq^ Captain
Generall and Commander in chief of her Majestys
Province of the Massachusetts Bay, and The Honor-
able the Councill, and Representatives in Generall
Court Assembled.
The Petition of John March
Humbly Sheweth
That Your Petitioner, in the Time of the late Peace
with the Indians, was Constituted the Commander of
Her Majestys Fort at Casco=Bay, and Manager of the
Trade for the Publick with the Indians there, and in
Order to attend that service forsook his own Habitation
in Newbury and Removed his ffamily. Stock of Cattle
and other Estate to the said ffort, by which, means, upon
the perfidious Breach lately made by that barbarous Peo-
ple, Your Petitioner was in utmost Hazard of Losing
his life, and by a wonderfull Preservation Escaped the
bloody hands of those Infidels, and did actually Lose a
very Considerable Part of his Estate, to the value of
more than five Hundred Pounds, as is set forth in an
account thereof herewith Presented, which had not been
OF THE STATE OF MATNE 165
SO Exposed, if your Petitioner had not Removed into
the way of that Danger to serve the Publick in the said
Post.
Your Petitioner therefore humbly Pray's Your
Excellency and Honours, to Take the Premisses into
Your Consideration and Grant Your Petitioner such
Compensation & Allowance as in Your Wisdom shall
be Thought meet for one who has Sustain'd, So great
a losse by means of his being Imploied in a publick
service and Your Petitioner will be further obliged to
your Service, and ever to Pray as in Duty bound
&c^
John March
Boston Novem' 10^^ 1703.
In the House of Representatives
Nov^ 11th 1703. Read
Nov^ 19, Read a 2*^ time.
An Account of what I lost by the Indians and french Agust
the 10*^ and sine that Time: 1703
To Eaight oxen which wold fetched me 'i ii a (i
,, ( 036-00-00
more then /
to 2 sters which I Coold have had )
for them- 007-00-00
to 14 Cows very large : of 3 - 10 - 0 Each 049 - 00 - 00
11
to 5 3 yere ould heaifers of 2 - 15 - 0 Each 013 - 15 - 00
to 2 two yere ould heaifers at 45* Each 004 - 10 - 00
to 10 of best Calfs that Ever I saw 010 - 00 - 00
to one large booll 003 - 00 - 00
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to 36 swine woold haue fetched \
me more then- 040-00-00
to 25 shepe at 7« Each 008-15-00
to 5 Akers and A half of very good ^
whete [ 016-10-00
to 6 Akers of As good pese as ever )
I saw 024-00-00
to 2 Acers And halfe of As (Choyc ^
mesling) as A man woold desire Y OUT - UU - UU
to at lest 5 bushells of ots 003 - 06 - 00
to 4 acors and A half of Indion Corn 012 - 00 - 0
to my Sloope And furnyture in the ^
publick service r
120-00-00
to sum of my Choycest of my )
goods in her 020-00-00
to debts : that I have trusted \
tlie inhabytants that was | ^46 - 00 - 00
kild and destroyd
to lining and other Cloathing \
of mine that was in our | 012 - 00 - 00
neighbors houses
and by the uessell that I Am \
now Abuilding ; that is in timber | ^^^ - 00 - 00
plank and those things for her
for chains and yokes and for 1
takling for my teme and 005-00-00
for other tools
for a large Cono which I bought ^
for the use of the foort > ^^1 - 00 - 00
and people
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 167
for A hors and mare cost mee 012-00-00
yore
Humble servant
John March.
In the House of Representatives
Novem"^ 19^^ 1703.
Resolved That the Sum of Fifty Pounds be
Allowed and Paid out of the publick Treasury to Lieuten-
ant Colonel John March in Consideration of the brave
Defence which by his Conduct was made of Her Maj*'®*
Fort at Casco=Bay when lately Attack't by the french,
and Indian Enemy, and of the Wounds, and Damage he
then Received.
Sent up for Concurrence
Jam? Converse Speaker
In Council
Nov' 20^^
1703 Read and pass* a Concurrance
Isf Addington Secfy
Petition of the Town of York,
To his Excell'' the Govern"" Councell and Representa-
tives now Assembled and Sitting in Boston this
Twelfth day of November 1703.
The Humble Pettition of the Towne of Yorke in the
Province of Main
Humbly Sheweth /
That it hath pleased Almighty God to Protect and keep
us yo"" remote neighbours a Poor People for more than
168 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
ffourteen years past and that Little, God hath given us
( above necessary food & Rayment ) by our industry in
the Years of Peace has been laid out in building, our
Land at p''sent doth come Short of Produceing our
bread Corne. Our Mills a wholy useless, wee are taken
off from our Imployem^^ have lost much Corne and Hey
in our remote Skirts this Summer, Wee have borne
almost an Equall Share with Pressed Soldiers, in Watch-
ing and Warding. And Wee have Lost every Way in
runing the hazard of Venturing to our ungarison'd
houses, our Stocks left, are our Chief Livelyhood, and
if you take away them wee shall not be able to subsist.
Therefore may it please Yo^ ExcellY Councell & Represent-
itives to Consider our Low circumstances, which Capt.
Abraham Preble who p^sents this Petition, will more fully
relate, and to mittigate at least the sinking body & burthen
of Taxes laid upon us, which you will be made Sensible we
are no Wise able to stand under.
In Granting our Petition Your Excell? & honours will
doubtless do a deed of Charity and wee shall humbly
Pray that God will not forgett yo'' Labour of Love
herein
Select Men for ^ Samuell Daniel!
YorkNovemb! 8:thl703 the Town e of I Joseph Bands
York in j Arther Bragdon
behalf e of s*^ TowneJ Samuel Webour
Answer.
In the House of Representatives
Decem^ 1? 1703.
In Consideration of the Impoverishing Circum-
stances of the Town of York is under by means of
the present war.
OP THE STATE OF MAINE 169
Ordered That Direction be given to the Treasurer to
Order the Constable or Constables of the s'^ Town to
Pay the Sum of Ten Pounds, part of the sum levied
on the Town in the last Province=Tax, to tlie minis-
ter of the said Town.
Sent up for Concurrence
Jam? Converse Speaker.
In Council,
pr? Dec^ 1703.
Read and pass'd a concurrance.
Isf Addington Secry.
" Representatives Ajisiver about Pemaquid and Salaries Sent
up W Nov"- 170Sr
"In the House of Representatives
May It Please Your Excellency
In Answer to that Part of Your Excellency's
Speech referring to Setling of Perpetuall Salaries &
Building a Fort at Pemaqvid."
" For the Building a Fort at Pemaquid.
We humbly Conceive Her Majesty hath Received Mis-
representations, concerning that affair, at least our Appre-
hensions of it do not Concurr, with what hath been Repre-
sented to Her Majesty, wherefore this House sent home their
humble addresse & Memoriall Dated March 27th. 1703, to
Lay before Her Majesty our reasons, why we did not Comply,
with Her Majestys Directions in that matter, viz*.
1.) The little advantage it was formerly to us althd.
not lesse than Twenty Thousand Pounds expended.
170 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY
2.) The Scituation being out of the ordinary Way of
the Indians, and more than One Hundred Miles distance
from any English Plantation.
3.) For the now Building and Maintaining s*^ Fort, the
great charge will be such that this Countrey cannot possibly
Subsist under in Regard of the Severall large Summs of
money Laid out in the Raising new Fortifications on Castle
Island with diverse others in this Province of great Impor-
tance which are set forth in s^ Memoriall, and we hope may
be sufficient to render us excusable ; But the fresh unac-
countable Charge Created by the present war, with the
Indians, we humbly Conceive is Argument enough; were
there no other for our not Building the same."
" Representatives Address to his ExeelV^y for the Redressing of
several things therein mention'^ fresenf^ and read
Bed" ^^ 170S''
To his Excellency Joseph Dudley Esq''
Gouern^ &c
The house of Representatives humbly Submit to
Consideration y** following pticulers to be Redress*^
The Mony Last Granted to y^ vse of y® Fortification at Castle
Isle being 700'^ ) to be drawne out by CoH. Romer & m'
Bratle for y" finishing of %^ CoH. projections then layd before
y** Court : m'^ Bratle not accepting y' betrustm*, this house
are at a Loss who shall Informe them of y® Regular drawing
of y® same : or whether any Remayne. This house haveing
made Enquiry of y** Comitte y* went to s'^ Castle y® 25th
Nou. Last whether severall of s*^ Coll. Romers projections
were finished, s'^ Comitte Informe y* severaU of y^ same are
not yet accomplished ; tho, he promis"^ they should be first
OF THE STATE OF JVIAINE 171
done being of Greatest Importance as this house Conceiued
at the Granting s*^ Sum. viz* y** platforms y' are not yet all
repair*^ nor y® Guns all Mounted : The Line of Guns on y®
So=East part of y* Isleand out of Repair : part of y® s*^ plat-
forme being pul** up & y® Guns Remoued : also y^ house for
Lodging of Souldiers not yet made.
we pray y* due Care may be taken y* y® Chaplain may
Reside at y" Castle, y* y® Worship of God may be upheld
amongst those y* Continue there, y* they may daily attend
y® same, & y* If any neglect y® same such may be animad-
verted upon.
And y* not any pson may be there allowed to sell strong
drink for y** Impouerishing ; y® parents, Masters or families
of such as are posted there.
we pray y® Consideration of y® prospect of y^ vast charg y*
fortification at Cascoe is like to draw upon y^ province it
being Enlardged soe far as we are Liformed y' 100 Men will
hardly be found sufficient to keep s*^ Fortification upon any
assault, w^^out Endangering y® loss thereof,
we pray y* y* Number of Souldiers at Castle Isle may be
reduc*^ to thirty : Officers & Souldiers : vntill y® midle of
March next And y^ a Winter march may be desisted from
( there being Encourag"*^ giuen to voluntiers ) & y* the soul-
diers Intended therefor may be disbanded to such a Numb^
as your Excellency may see Convenient for y^ severall
Garrisons.
we pray y* John Battiss prissoner at y" Castle be remoued
into & kept in y® Roome there formerly prepared for him.
We pray
That an Armorer may be one of y® Listed Souldiers at
y® Castle ; & be allowed p week attending
y* service y* y" Armorer formerly hath don
We pray
That Majo"^ Jn** Cutlers missmagem* y^ hath bene Layd
172 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
before yo' Excelency as well as this house May be
Examined ; & upon due proof that y® s^ Cutler may be
obliged at Answer y® next sessions of this Court.
we pray, That Capt Turfery may be Answer his neglect
in Letting y® Indian goe out of Sauco Fort to witt:
Thorn Hood : one of y® Queens prisoners or Rebell who
was Comitf^ to his Custody
Jam" Converse Speaker
2 Dec' 1703. In Council:/
Sent up and Read
Petition of John Wheelwright in behalf of Wells.
To his Ex*=3^ Joseph Dudley Esq^ Captf Generall and Gov'
in Cheife in and over her Maj*'^* Province of the Massachu-
sets Bay &c : And the Hono^^® Council and Representatives
in Generall Court Assembled -
The Petition of John Wheelwright in the
behalfe of the Town of Wells
Humbly Sheweth
That Whereas it hath pleased God to suffer the Indian
Enemy to make a sore & terrible breach upon our Towne
to the Loss of Estates, & lives of many of o' Inhabitants,
and Captivity of many o' friends and neighbo'^s the rest
drove into close garrisons from Houses and habitations of
their own and stand in the seat of the war ( it being ) the
Eastermost Towne now standing ) the greatest part of our
time being spent in watching and Warding The most part
of us are drove to great straits and difficulties and are
hereby rendered unable to bear publick charges and Taxes.
Yo*^ Petitioner doth humbly pray this Hono^^® Court
may take the same into Consideration and Remitt those
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 173
Taxes lately lay'd upon our s'^ Towne And by some pro-
vision for the support of the Rl m' Sam" Emery o'' Minis-
ter to prevent us the privation of w* yo"" Hono''8 knows
will be our utter mine
And Yo"" Petitioner shall ev^ pray &c
John Wheelwright
In Council
Read and sent down /.
Answer.
In the House of Representatives.
Decern^ 1, 1703.
In Consideration of the Impoverishing Circumstances
that the Town of Wells, is under by means of the
present War.
Ordered That Direction be Given to the Treas-
urer to Order the Constable or Constables of the s*^
Town to Pay the sum of fifteen Pounds part of the
sum Levied on that Town m the last Province Tax,
to the minister of the s^ Town
Sent up for Concurrence
Jam? Converse Speaker
In Council
pro Dec^ 1703.
Read and passd a Concurrance
Is— Addington Secfy
174
DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY
Moses Wostor
Y:8
John Staple
5:6
James Pickernell
6:6
The : Widdowe Nelson
3:9
James Thomson
6:6
John Cole
7:6
ffrances Allen
8:0
Moses Bouden
5:6
Samuell Johnson
7:0
James Tobee
6:9
John Rogers
12:6
William ffry
8.0
John Pall
7.0
James Stapell
5:9
Thomas Musseet
5:0
Samull Small
10:9
Dannell ffog
7:9
Mathew Libbe
7:8
Daued Libbe
7:9
Thomas Thurcom
7.6
William Blacke
10:0
Ichabod Plaisted^
Nicholas Morrell
9:9
John Shapleigh
Select
>-
men
14:1
John Hill
Danell Emrreey
A List of the Persons to whom we distributed y® <£14 - 8s
ordered by y^ Generall Court out of our Sate Tax: A: D: 1704
Edmund Gage £ : - 6 0
Widdow Mitchell 0 5 0
John fford 0 5 0
John Amee 0 5 0
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 175
James Foy
Thos. Hooper
Joseph Cradouer
William Rob*^ jun''
Aaron Phores
Joseph Crockett sen"'
John King
John Frink
Richd Endle
John Fennicke
Sam^' Johnson
Widdow Hammons
Paul William
John Ball
Dan^^ Jones
John Shepherd
Walter Deniford
Hezekiah Elwell
John Gear
Silvanus Tripe
John Moggeridge
0
5 0
0
5 0
0
10 0
0
5 0
0
6 0
0
6 0
0
5 0
0
5 0
0
6 0
0
10 0
1
00 0
0
06 0
0
15 0
0
5 0
0
5 0
0
10 0
0
5 0
0
5 0
0
15 0
0
05 0
0
10 0
9 5
5 8
Elisha Clark
0 6 0
Lewis Tucker
0 10 0
Rog'' Thomas
0 4 0
Henry Be(neent)
0 15 0
John Tinny
0 10 0
Jedidiah Jordan
0 10 0
Widdow Palmer & DaughtL
1 08 0
James Braddeen
0 05 0
Widdow Tinney
0 05 0
Widdow Haley
0 5 0
176
DOCUMENTAHY HISTORY
Widdow More 0 5
0
Old Goodman Laiteu 0 5
0
5 = 8
-0
Richard Cutt
Jos : Wilson
Elihu Gunnison
Icbabod Plaisted
John Shapleigh
John Hill
V
Selectmen
for y*
Town of Kittery
Josiah Goodridge
s d
<£ — 5 6
Walter Allen
— 50
Tbomas Gubtail
— 50
Samuel Brackett
— 5 6
Gabriel Hambleton
— 5 6
Gilbert Warren
— 5 3
Robert Gray
— 7 3
John Nason
— 80
William Wadley
— 70
Baker Nason
— 90
Widdow Martha Lord
— 80
John Cooper
— 7 0
Peter Grant
— 30
Job Emery
— 6 6
Sam" Shores
— 90
Edward Waymoth
— 5 9
Timothy Waymoth
— 90
Bartholomew Thomson
— 90
Henery Snow
— 50
Christopher Banfeild
— 30
OF THE STATE OF MAINE
177
George Brawn
John Brooks
Nicholas Gellison
Benj* Tubbs
Nich* Goen
Will™ Stacy
Frances Harleoo
William Smith
Thomas Rodes
Widdow Elizabeth Gowen
Nichol? Turbit
Peter Wittome
Thomas Holmes
Thomas Chick
Allen Voz
Andrew Neal
John Key Sen"^
Richard Chick
Thom?. Butler
Joseph Abbott
John Abbott
Lemuel Gowen
Daniel Stone
Daniel Emery
Walter Abbott
Vera Copia J. P. Cler«
Ichabod Plaisted
John Shapleigh
John Hill
Dannell Emery
— 6
6
— 6
0
— 9
0
— 5
0
— 9
0
— 5
0
— 8
9
— 5
6
— 7
0
— 1
9
— 5
3
1 0
0
— 6
0
— 5
0
— 1
6
— 9
0
— 3
0
— 6
9
— 5
6
— 6
0
— 7
G
— 1
0
— 7
6
— 9
— 7
6
Select
men
12
178 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
New Castle Nov' 20^^ 1Y03./
May Please Yo"^ honour
S^ According to the Warrant given me from you I
went & demanded the Fourt and the Stores of M^ Hinks
but his Answer to me was that himself was Comand^ in
Cheefe in yo"^ hon""? absence and likewise that he had his
Cofiiission from his Excellency and till he had a Warrant
from him he should not deliver; Another reason why he
would not deliver was that the Province owed him a great
deale of money and he would keep the Stores in his hands
till such time as he could be told how he come by his
money./
He recieves the three shillings which belongeth to the
Gov! and signs the passes as President, not further at pres-
ent but remaine with humble service
Yo": hon"^?
Obedient & humble servant
to Command
Shadrach Walton.
On the 10*^? August 1703 the french and Indians brook
the peace and fell upon severall places at once (viz^ ) Cascow,
black point, Cape Elizabeth, Perpudock, Sawcoa, Winter
harbour, and Wells ; destroyed all the Cattle, and all the
Inhabitants they could ketch in their owne houses.-
At Purpudock they ript up one Goody Webber that was
big with child and laid her child to her breast and so left
her. At Spurwink river they knockt one Jordans sucking
Childs brains out ag^ a Tree ; The Father of s^ Child seeing
the Indians approach went in a frindly manner to meet
them thinking of no danger and shook hands w*^!^ them and
as he was so doing they knocked out his brains and scalp'd
him And took several families & carryed them away cap-
tives they killed abundance of Cattle & left them untouched.
There was above fifteen hundred bushells of Indian
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 179
Corn besides other grain standing in the fields belonging to
y® English Inhabitants at y^ Eastward of Wells w? y*
Indians broak out of w*-'.^ they took possession & no body
venturing- to those parts to destroy it or take it away y®
Indians had y^ profitt of it. There is quite contraiy meth-
ods now taken then was in S^ E*^ Andros time who took y^
most effectuall way to destroy them & root out y® very Mem-
ory of them from y^ Eastward.- In Septemb^ there was
Nineteen Men kill'd at black point abl a quarter of a Mile
from y® Garrison Cap^ Willard being then in y'' Garrison by
ord^ of y® GovT who as soon as y'' men were killed he run
out of y*' Fourt w^?^ all his men aboard a Sloop & left but 8
men behind w*'.'^ belonged to s^ Garrison who were forced to
desart y^ Fort; being so left by Cap^ Willard & y** 19 men
y* was then killed are to this day left unburied. All
w*^? John Hornabrook w*'^ was an Ey Wittness to most of
these transactions
John Hornabrook/
do testify to be true -
Boston Aprill 20. 1704.
My Lords
By the Centurion who sailed hence about the tenth
of March last I addressed Ypur Lordships with the State of
these Provinces, and with all the accounts, papers, minutes
of Council, Acts of Assembly, since which time severall
partyes that I have in the woods to the head of Conecticot - -
Morimack and Saco Rivers are returned, they were in all to
the Number of six hundred men in four partyes and kept
the forrest upon a three foot snow in snow shooes carrying
theyr provision with them for Twenty dales but found no
180 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Indians, they having early before Christ masse gone East-
ward as far as Penobscot, but I have thereby given this
Country as well as the Indians conviction that we can beare
the frost and travell with our Victualls as long as they, and
the spring being now come I am preparing about seven hun-
dred men to Range the coast from casco bay fort to S* Croix
the extent of this Government to keep the Indians from their
fishing and planting, to distresse them farther against winter,
which will demand twenty sloops with provision to attend
them, and this is besides Six hundred men in Garison upon
the frontiers in a line from Marlborough to Wells as Your
Lordships will see the frontiere to reach in the mapp which
I humbly offered your Lordships by the Centurion, and as
an Encouragment to Volentieres in the service, the Assem-
bly at their Last Session agreed to pay one hundred pound
per head for every Indian above ten yeares old brought in
by the Voluntieres who March without pay./
During the time of the forces being abroad, the French
and Indians about two hundred came from Mount Reall
directly over the Lakes, and on the first of february fell in
upon a Village called Deerfield our uppermost Settlement
upon Conecticut River which was taken in by a Palisado
containing about forty houses wherein were seventy men
Inhabitants and twenty Musqueteirs I had Lodged there as
a Garison, but the watch being neglected the Indians got
into theyr gates, fired severall houses before any alarm, but
when they were got to iVrmes, they defended themselves
tollerably till Sixty men from Hatfield the next Village as I
had ordered came to their Releife and beat the Enemy out of
Town, where notwithstanding we Lost twenty men and sev-
enty women and children carried away, but the Enemy Left
thirty men dead behind them, within four and twenty houres
there were three hundred men from the Lower townes of
that River from Springfield and Hartford in the Village but
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 181
for want of Snow Shoes dare not follow the Enemy, this part
is from Boston an hundred and twenty miles, and having no
Officers nor Regular Soldiers for theyr Example, are not
so ready and under command as they would be if Her Maj-
esty would favour those provinces with two or three foot
companyes to be disposed in the parts as at New Yorke,
where the very being of the Soldiers in Garison hath
secured the Maqua's at peace for severall yeares Last past.
While this was doing Brovillon the Governour of Port
Royall had fitted out a privateer sloop with forty men to
Cruise at Cape=Codd to look for our western Victuallers to
supply his Garison, of which I was aware and had written
to the Governour of Coiiecticot not to suffer them to
come Round the Cape without a Convoy, which I had
ordered to receive them at Martha's Vinyard, where they
stayed so long that by storme the French privateer was
driven on shoare, and I seized the men who are now pris-
oners, and may serve to exchange for the people they carried
away, the said prisoners give me account that there are
drawn together from Quebeck, Port Royall and our own
Indians, a Thousand Men, who Intend for Pascataqua Early
in May, I hope to have a force there ready to receive them,
but the Setlements in the province of Mayne are so open
and unguarded that It is impossible to save them all from a
lesse number of men, but I shall doe what is in my power
and besides the Inhabitants I have three hundred men in
Garison and one hundred Indians, which I have lately enter-
tained from Connecticot colony and am fitting out ten sloops
with about Six hundred men to seek theyr headquarters in
their absence, I hope I shall keep the war at a good distance,
but theyr waters and swamps Eastward are so unpassable
that It is Impossible to root them out.
These services by sea and Land demand a very great
share of the people of this province, and instead of assistance
182 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
from Road Island my next neighbors, I have some hundreds
of Young fellowes the fittest for the service fled thither,
and entertained there, and I have no meanes to reduce them,
but they will double theyr province, and give me no assist-
ance of men of money, and in a very short time if the war
presses upon me, I shall be able to doe very Little my Sea-
men as well as Landmen taking refuge there, where they doe
no duty nor pay any tax.
By the Centurion I gave your Lordships account of my
obedience to her Majesties directions in M^ Aliens affayres
at pascataqua, which he acknowledged to have put the peo-
ple into a better disposition and Just opinion of his title,
and nothing shall be wanting on my part to put him into an
absolute and quiet possession of the waste, there is some
little misunderstanding between himselfe and M^ Usher
unhappily fallen which may prove the greatest obstruction.
I have yet no other assistance for the sea but the
Gospir which is uncapable to doe the services of one of the
provinces much lesse of both, and if as we have a Rumor
here the french fleet should call we have nothing to secure
us, but they may lye before Boston or New Castle in pascal>
aqua and bomb the places where the seate of our Trade is.
I humbly acknowledge the Receipt of Your Lordships
letters of the twenty ninth of July and the sixth of August
1703, and in answer to the first humbly thank Your Lord-
ships for the farther report of the state of these Her Maj-
estyes provinces and hope the coming of a Fourth Rate
friggot to be added to the Gospir, absolutely necessary for
the service here.-
Your Lordships expectation of the assemblyes obedience
to Her Majesties coiiiands, for the Setlement of a Salary for
the Governour here must be at an End. If the Centurion be
well arrived as I hope where they have given their Last
OP THE STATE OF MAINE 183
peremptory answer to both Her Majestyes Gracious comands
Referring to pemaquid and that of a Salary, I can sincerely
protest to your Lordships I never intended in any thing to
use more skill nor application privately as well as in the
Assembly to have obtained an Obedience in the Rebuilding
of pemaquid, but without any successe with men that forget
their duty, and the addresse that the Representatives pri-
vately sent away digested by a secret comittee with theyr
memoriall, which I hoped would never have been seen by
your Lordships, M^ Phips now adviseth me he presented,
which I humbly hope Your Lordships will please so far to
animadverte upon as to prevent such methods for the future,
and to doe me the favour to acquitt me I being perfectly
ignorant thereof.
I have now a second comission for M^ Byfield Judge of
the Admiralty, and he was this day sworn in Council and
not before, and I shall leave nothing undone for her Maj-
estyes service in the power of that Court.
The Indian boy mentioned in that letter will now be
uselesse, the Indians having broken all faith with me, and I
should not returne him if he were here.
In obedience to the letters of the Sixth of August I
have enclosed plans of all the Fortifications in these prov-
inces, and what is needfull for the present workes which
Colonel Romer saith was done formerly, or I had not omitted
it so long, but they may be mislayed coming over befoe my
arrivall.
Besides the Cannon I am in great want of small Armes
which are daily wasted by my forces abroad, especially the
Indians in Her Majestyes Service, It would be a great
favour, and that which I pray this people may deserve, if I
might receive a small quantity, if but five hundred small
armes, for both the provinces-
My Lords, I shall continue with all possible mdustry
184 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
and application to serve Her Majesty here, and pray that it
may be acceptable to Her Majesty and to Your Lordships.
The hurry of the war in a great measure prevents the
Inhabitants going upon the Turpentine and hemp trade, but
I am sensible that if the people here be not put upon it, or
that Her Majesty will please to have some ships of war
built here for Her own service whereby the people may make
Returnes the woollen trade from England will sensibly be
impayred every Yeare and great quantityes of all sorts of
woollen clothes made here to the gi"eat hurt of the Kingdom
of England, which it is my duty with Your Lordships direc-
tions to prevent.
I am My Lords
Your Lordships most obedient
and most faithfuU
servant
J Dudley.
M^ Romer the Engineer is at
some distance from mee, if I
cannot get his planus of the
fortifications they shall come
by the next conveyance-
End : Massachuseta
Letter from Col : Dudley to the Board ;
Bated the 20^^ of April 1704.
0: 30
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 185
« Hii Exc^^ys Speech Apr^ 19, 1704."
Gentlemen
Since I saw you last I have vsed all possible means to
Rayse a propper Number of Volunteers for the service upon
the Honorable premium you allowed in the Last Session
(and I hope you have done the same in the several parts)
but without any Considerable appearance and by the Intelli-
gence I have of the Enemy I am assured if wee Keep not the
waiT at a distance they will Employ us nearer home.
I must therefore desire you will have some other Con-
siderations of the Matter, if you should see meet to revive
the ten pound act made the last year and allow the trans-
ports, I believe we might Imediately see a sufficient Number
for the Summer Expedition otherwise I must have recourse
to the ordinary Method of the Impress least the summer be
lost and the fronteirs oppressed.
I have the Last week from the Goverment of Connecti-
cut 100 Indians under the Care of Major Mason who serve
upon the forty pound a head, I shall post them in the prov-
ince of Mayn as Conveniently as I can to Cover those towns
and Desire you will have a Just Consideration of Major
Masons service upon whom those Indians do absolutely
depend."
" by the Intelligence I have it is necessary the forces be
forthwith sent away."
^<' Q-overno^' Speech"
" Gentlemen —
I beleive we are all sensible of the benefit of the Expe-
dition Eastward in the Spring & Summer the effect whereof
has been the quiet we have had in the province of Mayn &
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our own Northern plantations & the Care & Watchfullness
we have used to the Westward and the disappearance of
the french & Indians at Lancaster has given us the same
ease on that side which yet we must not depend upon but
Expect another march of the Army from l^oth sides ;
Petition of Samuel Grill ^ Benj'^ Hutchins
May the 29. 1704
to the Right honouerable the leftenant gouornor with the
Rest of his Majesties Councel of his provance of the Massa-
tucits by in New England ~
the humble pettition of Samuel gill of Salsbery and of benie-
min hucthins of the town of Cittire sheweth : —
that wheras it pleased the honourable the great and genarell
Assembly in May 1700: to grant that ther should be means
uesed to recouer the Captives from the french And indins at
Canida And left it with your honouers to be put in Execu-
tion with all speed; which will much oblidg youer poor
pettitioners.
Samuell gill
benjemin huckins
here is an account of captives tacken from Salsbery New-
bery Amsbery Kittery Yorck which are not returned
Samuell gill taken from Salsbery Jun 10th : 1697 agged nine
yeres
John or Joseph Goodaridg taken fron Newbery about October
in : 92 aboute eight yeres old
ann Whit takene from Amsbery at the same time.
Jonathan hucthins taken from Kettery : May 9th 1698
agged about fifteen yeres.
Charls traffen taken from York about May: about 1695
agged about fifteen yeres, and one Robert Winchester about
OF THE STATE'^OP MAINE 187
July in : 96 agged about 14 yeres. and Joseph frey of Ket-
tery taken about 1695 agged about 16 or 16 yeres.
Petition of Lewis Bane in behalf of York.
To His Excellency Joseph Dudley, Esq^ Captain
GenerV and Govern^ in chief of her Maj^!®^ Province
of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, and the
Hon^/® the Councill, and Representatives of her Maj^'^*
s<i Province in Gen" Court Assembled June 7'**. 1704
The Humble Petition of Lewis Bane Representative of
the Town of York, in behalfe of the s*^ Town.
Humbly Sheweth
That the s'^ Town are Bless'd with a very worthy Min-
ister the Reverend M"" Sam" Moodey, whom in the
time of Peace the Inhabitants of the s*^ Town with Diffi-
culty but cheerfulnesse Supported : But are now
Reduc'd to such Poverty by the Calamity of the war,
that they are not capable to yield him a competent
Maintenance. And the s? M"^ Saml Moodey served her
Maj^y chaplain to the forces that March'd the last winter
to Pegwackit, and constantly Serves as chaplain to the
fforces Posted in the s"? Town.
And Your Petition'^ doth further humbly shew that
Abraham Stevens a Souldier that Served Her Maj'?
under Comand of L* Col? John March, was by reason
of Sicknesse Dismist from the Service by the s^ L*
Col? on the 17th of Dec^ last at the afores"? Town of
York, where he Continued Sick untill the 27th Day of
May, during which Time the Select Men of the s*^ Town
Took care for Diet Lodging Attendance & Medicines
for the s? Souldier
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Your Petitioner therefore humbly Praies Your
Excellency & Hon^^ to Take the Premises into
Consideration, and Grant such Allowance toward
the support of the Rev^ IVf Moodey afores? as
in Your wisdom shall be thought proper.
And also Grant meet Allowance for the
charge the s? Town have been at upon the
Sick Souldier afores*?
And Y'' Peticoiier shall
as in Duty bound ever Pray &c*.
Lewis Bane.
June 7th 1704. Read.
Answer.
In Answer to y® Petition within mentioned.
Resolved that there be paid out of the Publick
Treasury of the Province Ten poimds Towards the
Support of the Reverend M"" Sam" Moody the Min-
ister of said Town of Yorke ~
Further Resolved That there be allowed unto y*
Town of York five pounds out of y* Tax Levied
on them y® last year for their disburs" on Abraham
Steevens the sicke Souldier within named.
June: 14th: 1704:
In y* House of Representatives,
Voted & Sent up for Concurrence
Jam? Converse Speaker
June 16th 1704.
In Council
Read and Concurr'd
Is'^ Addiugton Secry.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 189
13 July -1704
My Lords
I lately humbly Addressed your Lordships by way
of Lisbon of the twentyeth of Aprill past having had no
direct conveyance from hence since the Centurion Copy
whereof I have now again inclosed, since which I have had
no 111 accident notwithstanding the appearance of the Indians
every where in small partyes except the losse of one family
at North hampton, where the Indians again surprized them
in the darke of the night.
About Six weekes since by some letters from Can-
ada to port Royal which I intercepted, we had newes of the
March of One hundred french and two hundred Indians from
Quebeck to Joyne the Eastern Indians to make in all one
Thousand, with direction to them to fall in to pascataqua
River to burn New Castle and the fort there and draw off
linediately, and to Acquaint them that from Mount Reall at
the same time the number of five hundred should fall upon
our upper Townes on Connecticot River, In prevention of
which Colonel Church with the forces I had Eastward at
penobscot very luckily fell upon that small Setlement of
about ten french family es where he took the present sent
those Indians, and the agent one Monsieur Gordeau and
twenty soldiers the fore runners of the Quebeck party and
about forty soules more women and children whom he sent
with Gorden prisoners hither with a considerable booty which
I gave to his men, which I hope hath diverted that Expedi-
tion, and at the same time I sent three hundred men more
into the province of Mayne, least the Enemy should oppresse
any weak part there, and to the west ward upon Connecticot
River I have two hundred men from Hart ford from Con-
necticot Colony, to whom that part is a frontier, and two
hundred of this province who are now going two hundred
miles above deer field upon Connecticot River, to seek the
190 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Rendezvous of the Mount Reall party supposed to be upon
that River about two hundred Miles above any English setle-
ment and these additions to the forces under Colonel Church
make up one thousand nine hundred men in pay with twenty
sloopes put this province to a very great charge at present,
under Colonel Church I have Six hundred Men with the said
twenty sloopes and the Gospir friggot & the Jersy being here
from New York to fitt I obtained of My Lord Cornbury to
let her keep company with the abovesaid forces into L'accadia
and all along the coast, on both sides the bay of fundee who
are now out, and have Ranged all the coast from Kenebeck
River as far as Saint Johns, and taken considerable plunder
and burnt all the Setlements Avhere Casteen Le Flibu and
other french Setlements have long been, and are at this time
gone over to the port Royal side to see if it may be, they
may Surprize the french supplyes coming thither where they
are very poor, and to cut the banks of their corne Land, and
let in the sea upon their meadowes, which destroyes them for
five Yeares next coming, and if I had had the favour of a
4th ship Rate, added this spring as I humbly pray'd, I
might by the favour of God have possessed port Royall, with
no other Losse or danger than Rideing before the place, and
preventing their supply from France and the prisoners I
have, tells me they have some moneths been at allowance the
Inhabitants as well as the Garison, and in the like condicion
they are at Quebeck as the Letters we have taken of theirs
informe us.
To support this great charge the Assembly who sate
the whole moneth of June, have very frankly granted
twenty three thousand pounds and have given me no Objec-
tion to the number of y® forces, nor Improvement of them
but very readily and cheerfully submitted to the charge and
thank'd me for the advance of the forces, which is now the
fifth man in the province, but I can obtaine nothing from
OF THE STATE OF JIAINE 191
Road Island from Conecticot I have two hundred and Sixty
men in the upper townes upon that River, which is truly
their owne frontier, but without any coraand, they come and
goe as they please, sometimes by orders from their own gov-
ernment and sometimes without, and so it will be while those
charters remaine, no money will be raised, nor men under
cofhand while their Neighbours are oppressed with hard
Marches and great taxes, if this Inequality (my Lords) were
at a great distance it might not easily be observed, but noth-
ing parts us but a brooke, we are in equal danger and can
call to each other and a family of this province payes a tax
of five pounds, and his next Neighbour of Equall estate
payes not one crosse./
I am in great want of ponder and small amies, I
have strictly taken y® pouder duly in specie, and have
abridged all unnecessary expence of pouder, and the Liev-
tenant Governour and other Officers are very carefull, but
the service, and marching and removing will waste it away,
and amies are every day lost and spoyled, which I cannot
repaire here. If by any meanes this province might be
favoured with Her Majestyes bounty in these Articles, I
would engage for the good husbandry & just expence of
them.
I have as Your Lordships have directed sent exact
planus of the severall fortifications in both her Majestyes
provinces, with the number of Cannon mounted, and the
wants we stand in, which I also humbly pray may be sup-
plyed according to Her Majesties gracious intimation in
Your Lordships former letters.
It hath been the usage of this province once in a few
yeares. to conciliate and confirme their friendship with the
Maquaws & five nations and I have written to my Lord
Cornbury to advise therein and have accordingly provided
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for the charge of Comissioners, and a present about five hun-
dred poundes, which is necessary to keep them steady, of
which the french letters intercepted Complaine, and hath
moved me to this present Errand and charge on their behalfe,
and yet at last I doubt we shall loose them, if we have not
Ministers amongst them to defeat the french Missionaryes
to whom they are infinitely bigotted.
I am sencible the papers your Lordships gave me a
list of as wanting were twice sealed up in my sight but both
times Lost, but the last letters wherein those papers should
have been were sealed at pascataqua, and by the carelessnesse
of the Secretary left behind and yet I cannot expect any
exact service there from a secretary whose salary is but
twelve poundes per annum, and the perquisites scarce worth
five poundes more, beyound which profit that ofiice Hath not
amounted these twenty Yeares.
I am sencible I have troubled Your Lordships too often
with the Account of the Assemblies Refusall of any estab-
lishment of a salary for the Governour, which they are obsti-
nate in to the Last degree, and so they are in their Elections
of the Council, the best men in all parts are Left out, and
men of no principles in Government sent to the board, from
whom I can expect nothing but contradictions and opposi-
tions and I make bold humbly to acquaint Your Lordships
that those priviledges of Election of Councilours, are no
manner of benefit to these provinces, but are scandalously
used to support partyes against the Honour of the Crowne
and Government and are made opportunityes to afi!ront every
legall and good man that loves the Church of England and
dependance upon Her Majestyes Government, who to be
sure shall never obtaine a Vote though very superior to
others for learning & Estates.
I have also humbly to acquaint Your Lordships that
Amongst others the Last Yeare I gave coniission to Captain
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 193
Plowman for a Privateer Gaily who was a man of undoubted
probity and Courage, and was very well Equip* by Merchants
of this place, and sailed from Hence the first of Aug: 1703
but falling sick his company resolved to alter their course
from the River of Canada whither they were bound, and two
dales after he was found dead in his Cabbin, and then his
Lievtenant and Company sailed for the Coast of Brasill
where they robbed nine portugall Vessells, in a Moneths
time took about Ten thousand pound of Treasure, kill** one
Portugall Captain, and upon the Coast on their returne tore
and reformed their Journalls, but coming into harbour were
soon suspected and coinitted to prison, and have since been
found guilty twenty of them the greatest Rogues of them
Early escaped, however I have I hope attended the Act of
Parliament and Her Majestyes instructions, and have exe-
cuted six of them, that is to say, the Captain and Master who
were the ringleaders, the person that kept Plowman Close
and would suffer no man to speak with him, the man that
shot the Portuguese Captain After he got on board liis ship
and there are yet fourteen Condemned left in chaines that
are young and ignorant fellowes, objects of Her Majesties
mercy if she please and I humbly pray Your Lordships that
it may be represented unto Her Majesty for Her Royall
pleasure and commands therein the whole proceeding is
inclosed which I ordered to be printed, it being a very new
thing and seeming very harsh to hang people that bring in
gold to these provinces.
I have used all possible meanes to surprize their
treasure and have got above halfe of it, the receipt of the
gentlemen appoynted to receive and secure it is enclosed,
and I humbly waite as I am commanded in Her Majesties
instructions her Royall pleasure for the disposall thereof.
There is a considerable charge in seizing of it in severall
parts of the Countrey at great distances, which I have
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allowed and ordered to be payd, If Her Majesty shall see
meet to allow any part thereof for my care, or the Service of
Lewtenant Governour Povey, I shall thankfully accept it,
especially since the Province will do so little for the Support
of the Government.
I have also sent home Captain Lawrence and his Liev-
tenant John Wells, who have made themselves accessoryes
after the fact by hideing, concealing and carrying away seven
of y® s*^ pyrates, with the proper evidences against them, as I
am comauded, If Her Majesty shall please to extend Her
Roy all grace to those that remain here in Irons, their suffer-
ing will be long and hard, and the executions paste I hope
will forever be a warning to such evill men here. I most
humbly submitt the whole to Your Lordships Care, and pray
I may be pardoned for any mistake in the Tryalls, the pro-
ceedings here being wholly new, and that I may have Her
Majestyes direction for what remaines in this affaire.
I formerly acquainted Your lordships that the Rep-
resentatives in theyr assembly the last year sent home a
private addresse without my knowledge or advice, which I
humbly pray Your Lordships will acquit me of, being refer-
ring to pemaquid &c and if it be a fault, ( that matter being
comanded by Her Majesty to be Sollicited by the Governour)
to give him the goe by, I humbly pray they may be advised
of it by your lordships, In the last Assembly they have done
better, and prayed that a ('omittee might be allowed to
attend me with an addresse to Her Majesty which is Enclosed
in this packet, and I humbly pray that it may be counte-
nanced by your lordships, and the prayer therein heard,
what is represented of the pressure of the war being alto-
gether true.
I humbly Acknowledge the receipt of the duplicate
of Your Lordships letters of february 16 : 1703/4 with the
Inclosed packet for Road Island which I received seven dales
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 195
past, and the Road Islands packet is by my own Messenger
safely delivered, and I hope will be so far obeyed as to make
the article of the vice Admiralty more easy for the future,
but that of the Militia and the just use of theyr forces and
expectation of a Quota from them will by no meanes be had
untill they have farther comands from Her Majesty or a dis-
solution of theyr charter, which truly stands in the way of
all Religion & good Government.
The grant of five hundred pounds for the fort by the
Assembly of New hampshu'e, was truly as much as could
well be collected at one time under the present pressure of
the war; but I have done my Endeavour to double it by
causing every man in the province by Thirty in a week to
worke at the castle without pay which amounts to twice, as
much more as the tax and yet it will be too little for so
Important a worke for that Province. I am in great need of
great gunns as the account and planus shew pouder and small
armes which I hoped to have received Last Yeare, and can
very 111 defend the province for want of it.
I thank Your Lordships for the re-establishment of
Colonel Byfeild in the Admiralty, he lately in his first court
gave Judgment against the Charles Gallj out of which the
privateers were taken and his Judgment seems agreeable to
the Law, however the Owners have appealed to the Court of
Admiralty in Doctors Comons as the law allowes, where if
the judgment be confirmed, it will very much repute and
steady the Government here.
The allowance by law and usage here is to give the
Justices foure shillings per diem out of the fines during the
Session lesse than what the law of England allowes, and I
shall take Care that they doe not passe it in neither province,
and the remainder of y'' fines strictly comes into the treasury.
The Assemblies refusall to vote the standing assist-
ance for New York, I took it the more greivously from them
196 DOCITIMENTARY HISTORY
the last and this year because it had been no more than a
dutiful! Submission to Her Majestyes Comands, and would
have cost them nothing, the troubles being so pressing upon
us, and my lord Cornbury in peace in his Government would
have been much more ready to have moved to our Assistance
than to have expected any thing from this province, and if
it might be thought meet that all the provinces on the Shoar
of America should contribute towards the war, it would
make it look like fellow subjects and Concerned in the same
Interest and duty to support Her Majestyes Crowne &
Dignity.
I most humbly pray for the assistance of Guard ships
for this great Coast.
I most humbly thank Your Lordships acceptance of
my service so farr in raising men for the defence of the prov-
ince, I must doe the Assembly here that justice to say that
though they have not obeyed Her Majesty in providing for
my support here, they have very frankly submitted to my
appoynment at all times for numbers of Men and their sup-
port, and I am bold to say, one Reason hath been that they
are convinced of my sincere endeavours in their service and
for tlieir support, and that not one man nor penny hath been
diverted from its just use & service designed, nor have I by
any meanes taken for my selfe or the Leivtenant Governour
one penny but what hath been known to them and seen in
their Accounts at all times for the payment and support of
their owne men.
M^ Usher is m the province of New hampshire, tak-
ing care of the fortifications of which I have given him the
Coniand, and Colonel Romer is overseeing the work, although
uneasy with a difficult and poor people, I hope M^ Allen doth
me the right in his letters to say that he hath asked nothing
of me for letters or orders in his affaires that I have refused,
he hath again begun his actions with Severall, and I hope
OF THE STATE OF ]\LA.rNE 197
they shall come home in the order and method Her Majesty-
hath comanded, though many of the people do every day
submit and take leases of him as he acquaints me from time
to time.
I shall strictly obey your Lordships direction referring
to privateers Comissions when I have the Honour to receive
them.
I have published the repeale of the two Acts of the
Assembly of New hampshire for the confirmation of some
grants and an Act to prevent Contention &c. and entered
the repeal in the Assemblies books, and the Avoydance of
them will I think much facilitate M^ Aliens affayre, they
were both made before my arrivall here, and I have often
observed the tendency of them since my coming.
The last Clause of your lordships letters of the Six-
teenth of february aforesaid referrs to the Setlement of a
Salary, that matter being never to be obtained of this Gov-
ernment during their present forme ; I most humbly submitt
my selfe to Her Majestyes Care, and shall never neglect my
duty in Her Majestyes service Nor the Just Interest of this
province notwithstanding, while I may approve my selfe to
your Lordships, whose comands will be alwaies obeyed by me
while I am honoured with my present station.
M^ Phipps gives me notice your lordships have con-
sidered the necessity of a chancery Court to be established
in this province. I am humbly of opinion Your Lordships
would have that power Lodged in the Governour for the
time being, and a Number of the Council as Masters of
chancery or assistants to that Court, and it is most certain
it would then be a just honour to Her Majesty and a great
benefit to the province, I have written to M^ Phipps to
attend Your Lordships therein.-
These letters are sent expresse upon a Sloop I have
Employed on the province charge on purpose, and humbly
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pray your Lordships will let Captain Gary the messenger be
as soon as possible dispatched having nothing else to doe,
and that he may have protection for his master & saylors on
board, and that the two prisoners and the evidences may be
disposed of as Her Majesty pleaseth, that he may return.
Captain Lawrence and Leivtenant Wells the Acces-
soryes whom I am Comanded to send home, have these
two last Yeares done good service, the first Year Law-
rence took five french prizes & since comanded a Com-
pany of Voluntiers to Jamaica and Wells his Lievtenant, &
did good service there & Returned but fell unluckily into
this folly, I pray that if It may consist with her Majestyes
Honour he may obtain his pardon
I am My Lords
Your Lordships most obedient & humble Servant
J. Dudley.
[ Here follows an Abstract of foregoing letter ]
End : llassachusets
Letter from Col : Dudley to the Boards relating to y^
State of the Massachusets Bay Dated the 13 July llOlf./
To the Queens Most Excellent Ma^^:/
The humble Addresse of the Council & RepTsentatives
of Yo*^ Ma*y^: Province of the Massachusetts Bay in
N: England in General Court Assembled./
May it please yo'^ Ma'^
His Ex«y Yo"^ Matys Cap^ General & Gov"" of this Yo^
Ma'-y* Province, having communicated to us Yo "■ Ma*y^ Royal
Letter of the 25*^ of i-d\\^^ 1704/5. In w^^ yo"" Majesty is
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 199
Graciously pleased to signify, That Yo'" Ma^Y of Yo'' Royal
Bounty has thought fit to give Directions, That Twenty
Cannon w"' their Appur'^^'^ be sent to us for the use of Your
Ma'y* P'ortifications on Castle Island ~
We Yo'^ Ma*y« Loyal & Dutiful Subjects do w^^^* all
humility Address your Sacred Ma*^ w''*' our hearty &; sincere
Thanks for Yo"" Ma*y Royal Bounty therein. And for the
good Assistance Yo*" Ma*^ has been pleased to Afford us in
Sending the Dept ford Frigatt in our time of need, when
o"^ Coast has been Infested w"' French Privateers./
And we crave leave in all humble & Dutiful manner to
offer to yo*" Sacred Ma*y the following reasons, Why we
cannot Answer Yo'" Ma*^* Expectation of building a Fort at
Pemaquid, The Contributing tow^^ the charge of the Fort at
Piscataq : River, & the Setling of fixed Salaries for the
Gov*" & L* Governour.
As to the building of a Fort at Pemaquid. The Expence
already Made on o*" Fortresses, Garrisons, Marches & Guards
by Sea, Am° to more than Eighty Thousand pounds, a very
great p' whereof is in arrear & unpaid, Besides the daily
growing charge for our necessary Defence & prosecution of
the War is become almost insupportable, and has brought us
under very distressing Circumstances & were the building &
support of a Fort at Pemaquid Super added thereto. It would
render the charge far beyond our Ability, And we humbly
conceive would be no Security to o** Frontiers or bridle to
the Indians, the Situation thereof being so much out of their
ordinary Rhode, and Upw*^ of One hundred Miles distant
from any p^ of this Province at present Inhabited by the
English & of little or no Advantage to this Province, Altho
the Expence in building & Supporting of tlie late Fort at
Pemaquid cost not less than Twenty Thous^ pounds, w*^^ was
not lost by any Neglect in the Governm^ It being fully Sup-
plyed for the Support & defence thereof ; but by the Cow-
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ardize or Treachery of the then Commanding OfiBcer upon
the place, who received his Tryal, but was Acquitted. -
The small Fortification w*'^ was built at Casco Bay onely
for a Cover for a Trading house in a time of peace, is since
the War made a considerable Fort, and is likely to be as
great a charge to Support the same, as that of Pemaquid ;
and for our present Security, and future Settem* of Planta-
tions in this Province, will be of greater Advantage.
As to the Contributing tow^^ the charge of Piscataq
Fort — The Fort in that Province was built many years
past, when it was neither desired or thought necessary that
this province should assist therein ; And the Navigation and
Trade of this Province comeing down Piscataq. River have
been and are charg'^ w*^ a Considerable Duty tow'^ their Sup-
port, And this Province has Afforded such Guards as were
needful for their hailing of Masts, Timber &c. for yo'
Ma*P Service, whilst the principal benefit and Advantage of
that Trade has accrued to that Province. And they have
never contributed any thing to the charge of o! Forces,
Forts, Garrisons or Guards by Sea that are as great a Safety
& defence to them as to our selves. And y? publick charge
of that Governm* has been much less in proportion than the
charge of this./
As to the Setling of fixed Salaries./
Whereas it is the Native right & priviledge of English
Subjects by Consent of Parliam* from time to time to rayse
& dispose Such Sum & Sums of money as the present Exe-
gency of Affairs call for. The w''^ priviledge we Yo^ Ma*^*.
Loyal & Dutiful Subjects humbly crave leave to plead our
right unto, not onely as Subjects of y® Crown of England,
but also as priviledged by the Royal Charter granted to this
Province by their late Ma'y^ King William & Queen Mary of
blessed Memory ; which we have hitherto happily enjoyed
under Your sacred Mat^ And we humbly hope & pray will
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be continued to us and our Posterity. And iis hitherto We
have not been wanting in our Loyalty tow*^^ your Ma^^ &
Support to our Govern']* so we hope for the future Alway's
to be found in the Discharge of Incumbent Duty's./
May, what we have herein humbly Offered be favour-
ably Interpreted & Accepted by the Parental Indulgence of
Yo"^ most Gracious Majesty. And may the same propitious
Providence which hath hitherto preserved Your Majesty's
Sacred person, Still defend and prolong your happy Reign,
and prosper yo^ Auspicious Armes in the just War wherein
yo"" Majesty is engaged. ~
Is and shall be the Constant and
fervent prayers of
Mad°» Yo": Ma^ys
Loyal & Dutiful subj*^*
& Suppliants./
End :) New England
Copy of the Address of the Assembly of New Eng-
land to Her Majesty setting forth their Reasons for
not complying with her Commands for building a
Fort at Pemaquid ^c — and for setling a Sal-
ary on the G-ov^. and Lieut Grov^ /
referred to in Col. Dudley's
ire of 3 NovK last.
Petition of the Town of Wells.
Wells OctobL 24th 1704.
To His Excellency the Govern' , Her Majesties Hon-
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Q^pbie Council, & y® Hon*''® House of Representatives ; In
Gen' Court Assembled :
At Boston of y® Massachesets.
The Humble Petition of y? : Town of Wells, in y® County
of Yorke.
May it please your ExcelP^ yo"" Honours, &
y® Hon^'® House of Representatives, It hath seemed good,
to this great & general Assembly, to lay on us, as our part
of three several Taxes, y® Sum of 80'* = 30' whereof was
required just upon the bloudy desolation w*^*^ it pleased God,
in his soveraignty to make on our Town by y* Eastern
Enemie last year in w*^*^ many of our inhabitants ( & they
such as were wont to bear a great part of our publick
charges ) were either murthered or taken captives ; their
Houses burnt, & goods spoiled. besids diverse others,
escapmg w'^'^ only their cloaths on their backs. So that we,
who are y** Frontier wing of y® Body of Frontier Towns,
are most of all impoverished & diminished, more then a
third part of our number are, one way or other, gone from
us : & a great part of us who are left, being destitute of
imployment & income are so exceeding poor, that if y® Con-
stable, who hath allready used all means more gentle, should
execute y'^ law in severity, he must take their bodys. Our
straights are every way inlarged ; What we did formerly
allow to our Minister w*'^ at best was but a slender main-
tainance, we are not able now to make good & if Country
rates be exacted, we have reason to fear, that do what we
can, our Minister will be constrained to leave us ; he having
allready removed his family, for want of a convenient dwell-
ing place ; his house being only raised & partly inclosed
before y® present warr began ; which to finish, will be impos-
sible for us, if that little w*^^ ( thanks be to God ) is left us,
should be taken from us : while we hold our lives in our
hands, w*^^ w^** we should labour in improving our lands ;
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 203
which also, excepting what are near adjoiiig to our Garrisons,
lye wast : in somuch that what we do or can improve, will
come farr short of finding us Bread corn. Moreover, instead
of adding to that little w*^^ y® former warr had left us ; we
did, in y* short time of peacable intermission, lay out what
might be spared from our backs & mouths,. in building a
meeting House, & rebuilding our old wast places, & setling
new ones, as also in erecting mills, w*^'* are now, before they
could in any measure repay our disbursements, useless &
unproffitable.
May it therefore please this Honour^'® Assembly to
comiserate y^ distressed condition of your impoverished &
exposed Petitioners ; groaning under many heavy burdens,
enough to sink us if now we fail of relief ; & to remit our
above mentioned Taxes, excepting what is granted out of
them, to our Minister. Thus humbly praying that y® most
fav'^able construction may be made of our bold importunity,
& what ever else may be found amiss therein ; while we
have not exceeded, but come very short in representing
y® hard circumstances of our present calamity ; we must
leave our verry sad case to y® all disposing influences of a
gracious God, who knows y® depths of our Straights ; and
can move Your Excellency's & Honour's bowels of compas-
sion towards your DutifuU Servants ; who shall ever pray &c
John Wheelwright
Joseph Storer
Joseph Hill
Jonan Hainond
Josiah Littlefield
Thomas Baston
Saml Hatch
In behalf of y« Town of Wells.
In Council.
Oct£. ult. 1704. ~
Read and sent down. -
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Nov:'' 1:"'° Read In the House of Representatives.
Nov^ 9, 1704. Considering the losses & Calamitys of the
Town of Wells, Ordered That forty Pounds be abated them
of the Eighty Pounds levyed on that Town last year;
Sent up for Concurrence.
Jam^ Converse Speaker.
NovT lO'h 1704.
In Council
Read and not concurr'd
Is^ Addington Secry.
Petitio7i of Inhabitants of the Town of York. Nov, 1, 170 If.
To His Excellency Joseph Dudley Esq' Captain
Generall, and Governour in Chief, of Her Maj''®^
Province of the Massachusetts Bay. h^^ and the
Honorable the Councill and Representatives in Gen-
erall Court Assembled
The Petition of The Inhabitants of the Town of York
Most humbly Sheweth
That Your Petitioners, being one of the Frontiers of
this Province, and as much as any Exposed to the bloody
Impressions, of the barbarous Salvages, are so far Pre-
vented and Restramed following their Labour, for their
Support and a Livelyhood, that for the year past they have
not been able to Raise a tenth part of the bread= corn
necessary for their Subsistence, and are Required notwith-
standing not to Qvitt, but Maintain their Post, And fur-
thermore are Assessed in the last Year the Sum of Eighty
Pounds by this Honourable Court.
Your Petitioners do therefore most humbly and
earnestly Pray this Honourable Court, to take
OF THE STATE OF iLf^INE 205
^ H rrn 4 their Distressed Condition, into your Serious
Nov: 1: 1704 ''
and Compassionate Consideration, and if noth-
ing may be Allowed from the Publick for their
Support yet that the s^ assessment may be
abated and not Exacted of them, Or at least
that they may have Permission to Remove from
their hazardous Post, without forfeiting their
Interests there, and Seek their Safety and Sup-
port in such other Parts of this Province as
they shall be Dii-ected to.
And your Petitioners sliall
as in duty bound Ever Pray
Lewis Bane representitife for York
Nov"" 1:™° Read.
In the House of Representatives
Nov'- 9: 1704.
Considering the Distressed Circumstances
of the Petitioners.
Resolved that the one halfe of their
Rate be abated :
Sent up for Concurrence, Jam? Converse Speaker.
Nov^ 10^? 1704. In Council
Read and not concurr*
Is* Addington Secry.
Petition of TP'^ Briar 1704
To his Excellency Joseph Dudley Esq''
Capt General and Governo"^ in Chief in and over her
jyjj^jties Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England.
And To the Hono^'" her Maj^'^^ Council and House of
206 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Representatives now in General Assembly sitting in Boston
Novemb"^ O*"^ 1704 ~
The Humble Petition of William Briar
Humbly Sheweth
That yo"" Petitioner has a Lease of the
Ferry at Kittery in the County of York by which Lease he
is bound And has Covenanted to keep the s'^ fferry in good
repair and to give Constant attendance there as also to pay
the sum of Ten pounds g annum Rent for the same.
Now so it is may it please yo' Excellency and Honours
and the rest of this great and General Assembly, That the
far greatest part of yo'' Petitioners Imployment at the s'^
fferry is the Transporting and carrying over Soldiers and
their Horses for the Publick Service, ( the other business
being very inconsiderable ) and yo"" Petitioner has Receipts
to shew from the several Captains & Commanders of Com-
panies &ca for such service amounting to the sum of about
Eight pounds. And if the fferriage will not be allowed him
for such persons as are fferryed over upon the public Account
It will be the utter mine and undoing of yo'' poor Petitioner
who hath yet six years to come in his Lease.
Yo'' Petitioner therefore humbly Prays this great and
General Assembly will be pleased to take the prem-
ises into their pious and Charitable Consideration, and
be pleased to allow him for such service so much as
in their Wisdom and Justice they shall see meet.
And yo'" Petitioner ( as in duty bound ) shall
ever pray &c
William Briar
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 207
Resolve
In the House of Representatives
NovL 10: 1704
Resolved That the sum of Four Pounds be Allowed
and Paid out of the publick Treasury to William Briar the
Petitioner in full for his service done for the Publick to this
time, and for the future halfe ferryage during the Continu-
ance of the present War or untill this Court shall order
otherwise.
Sent up for Concurrence
Jam* Converse Speaker
In Council
Nov' IS*** 1704 Read and concurr'd
Is* Addington, Secfy.
Petition of the Selectmen of Kittery. Nov. £9, 170 If.
To His Excellency Joseph Dudley Esq"^ Cap' Gen" & Gov-
ernL in Chief in and over her Ma** Prouince of y^ Massachu-
setts Bay &ca together with y" Hon'''^ y® Councill and
memb" of y® house of Representatives in Gen" Court
Assembled
The Petition of y^ Selectmen of y* town of Kittery in behalf
of their s'' Town humbly Sheweth, that whereas at y*' Gen"
Assembly in INIay Last there was a Tax Set upon s** town of
one hundred pounds in money which tax wee have Assessed
on y* Several Inhabitants of our s*^ town but have not as yet
Comitted it to y^ Constables According to our warra* from
M"' Treasurer but by reason of y*' Discouragem*^ wee have
from our Last years Constables wee were first willing to lay
our Circumstances before this Hon^^^ Bord, they Informe us
208 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
that they have used all means according to y^ directions in
their warra* to gether in y® last years tax of one hundred &
sixty pounds in Mony but find y® People utterly unable to
pay it in mony they have offered their goods & chattels at
an outcry According to y® Direction in y^ Treasurers warra'
but find none of Abillity to buy, wee doe therefore humbly
hope that y'^ Ex.'^y and y® Plon^'^* memb" of this Assembly
will take y"" Premises into y® Serious Consideracon and in y''
wisdom See Cause to make Some Considerable abatem* of
our s'^ taxes or at least to ordL y*' paym* thereof in Some
other Specie Considering y* Seat of warr is with us and y^
Burden Exceeding heavie upon us A poor Scattering people
Nessessitated to watch ward Scout build Garrisons & forti-
fications & y® one half of us to be furnished with Snow shoos
& Mogginsons and All at our own Charge and at Every
Rumour or Alarum driven from our Imploym* whereby wee
might get mony to answL our Publick charges, we shall not
at p'^sent Mention any more of our many Impoverishing Cir-
cumstances, but Expect and wait y^ favourable Answ' wee
Subscribe Yo' Excellencys & Hono" Most Humble & obedi-
ent Servants
Kittery Novemb' y« 29^^ 1704.
W™ Pepperrell
John Shapleigh
JohnLeighton '|> Selectmen
John Hill I o^
Charles ffrost J Kittery
Dec' 28^ 1704.
Read in Council
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 209
" His Excellency's Speech Decern^ 27: 1704 "
" Gentlemen,
Since I parted from you in your Last Session I have
persued your advice referring to the WaiT and the Number
of men in the several parts as near as possible, so as in the
whole they are below the Numbers you advised mee, which
I was the rather Inclined unto supposing as it has hapned
that the Last two months being neither propper for a sumer
nor a winters March, we might have Less Expectation of the
Enemy, but the winter being now Confirmed we must Expect
to see them both in Yorkshire & west Hampshire, of this
Last we are already advised that the Enemy Intends an
Early Winters March & the same is Justly to be Expected
in the Eastern parts & nothing will prevent their Incursions
so much as to let their own scouts find us in a readiness for
them which I shall not Necglect & hope the Militia Every-
where will be ready to prevent an oppression in the fronteirs."
" I am also Comanded by the Right Honorable llie
Lords Commissioners of Trade & plantations to acquaint you
that they are sorry for the refractory temper of the assembly
referring to lier Majestyes Comands for the rebuilding of
peraaquid, and that yor address in Excuse thereof did not
reach so farr as that board and so Came not to her Majesty
& that it is very Unfit that Asseiublyes should make repre-
sentation to her Majesty without the Consent «& knowledge
of her Majestyes Governour."
Berwick in the Province of Mayne
15th Yii\fy 1705/6
May it please yo\ Lordships/
Wee the Subscribers being principaly Concern'd in
provideing Masts For the Supply of her Maj**^^ Navy should
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210 DOCUAIENTAHY HISTORY
be wanting to our Selves & our Duty to his Excellency Col
Dudley our Governour if wee should not accquaint yo"^ Lord-
ships that Notw'^standing the heavy warr that is upon us by
the French & Indians, Such has been the Care & Conduct of
the Governour that the Indians in all the parts near us are
beaten & burnt out of their Forts & their hunting & Fishmg
destroyed to that degree that the husbandly & masting of
this Province is Secured & proceeds to as good Effect as in
time of peace & wee have at no time desired Guards for the
labourers Ab* the Masts nor Garrisons for the husbandly but
the Governour has Imediately taken care therein & more
often prevented us in our demands than Otherwise so as the
Province has been better defended than in any our troubles
heretofore. Wee humbly thank yoT Lordships care for us,
& heartily pray for her Majesties health & continued Suc-
cesses & the Continuance of Col: Dudley's Goverment over
us Wee are
Yo^ Lordships most obedient & faithful ser*^
Ichabod Roisted
Winthrop Hilton
Richard Hilton
Ezek: Wenteworth
Isa" Chesley
Philipe Chesley.
End : ) To the Right HoiV'.'^ the Lords
Comissioners of trade Sf
Plantations Humbly P^?^
Whitehall
Massachusets
Letter from the Gentlemen concerned m
providing Masts to the Board, relating
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 211
to the Care of Col : Dudley for promoting
that work. Dated 15 Feb: 1705/6
referred to in Col Dudleys
Lre of 1. Fcb'-y 1705/6.
A Memoriall
That whereas the French inhabiting Canada are endeav-
ouring Might & Maine to gain over to their Religion &
Intrest all the Indians at Canada & places adjacent the East-
ern Rebells & those inhabiting about Missipa Ruio & on the
backside of Carolina Virginia Pensilvania, Jerzey, New
Yorke & part of the Maque's It may be considerd the danger
those Plantations w*!" the Massathuset & New hampshire will
be in, when they have brought that to pass their Barbarities
& makeing our people Slaves to the Heathen Shew what wee
may expect from them in time to come.
For Preventing whereof &i as an adition to and advantage
of the Crown of England itt will be highly necessary that
Canada be reduced to the Crown of England,
And whereas Nova Scotia & Canada did formerly belong
to the Crown of England (being contained w*'' in the Lati-
tude of 40, or 43 degrees of North Latitude by King James
the 1'?'^ to the Counsell of Plymouth ) & given by King James
the If to S^ W".' Alexander in the Year 1621, who sent a
Colony thither in 1622 (See Mordens Geography) but it is
said that S^ Will Alexander sold it to the French, And
suposing it once belonged to the (*ro\vn a Subject coukl not
dispose of y" Royalty & Governm^ if he could the Soyl. -
It is a Country proper for the produceing Naval Stores
there being a great quantity of Mast Trees, white & other
Oak Pine Spruce Firr & other Sorts of Wood for the Fire
212 DOCUMENT ABY HISTORY
& the Land is suposed to be propper for Hemp & good hemp
has been produced there by the inhabitants for their Use &
a great Quantity of Pitch Tarr Rosen & Turpentine may be
produced there.-
It is a healthfull place lyeing in y*' Latitude of about 43 &
as good a place for fishing as any in y* world & provisions of
all Sorts may be raised there for thousands of Famileys the
meadows bear as good Wheat as any in America it is Stored
w* many good Harbours where good Towns & Villiages may
be erected there is alsoe Store of Sea Coale
If Her Majy the Parliam? of England and the Gentlemen
ComissI? for providing Stores for the Navy were Sensible of
the great advantage it would be to the Crown to take &
Settle Nova Scotia & Canada with a Colony of Suitable peo-
ple whose bussines should be to provide Stores it is not
doubted but the Navy of England Might in a Little time be
Suplyd with Considerable Stores from thence on reasonable
Termes & spare the Vast quantitys of ready money w*'? they
are now forc'd to disburse to Foreigners for the Supply of
Her Majys Navy.
And it is proposed that whoever comes to Settle the
Countrey there Shall be a Saveing to all or any of her
Maj*-^'* Subjects to have a free Liberty of fishing on those
Coasts, Harbours, Bays, Creeks & Shoars as there may be
need.
Port Royall is to these Northern Plantations as Dun Kirke
to England a Den of Privateers.
S^ Hum : Gilbert was Sent out w^^ a Ship upon Discovery
where he went to the River of S^ Laurence in Canada there
he tooke Possession of the Same for Queen Elizabeth &
Setled a Fishery there Anno 1583 Vide S^ John Norbouro's
Journall into the South Seas through ye Streights of
Magelane.
Sea Coal is not known to be in any part of her Maj^^ Domin-
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 213
ions in America bnt only in Nova Scotia & the wood is soe
much consumed in New Enghmd that it is feard in a few
years they will not be able to subsist with out Sea Coale for
their fireing And the French will not even in Peace permitt
the English to get Sea Coale there but have in such Case
formerly taken their Vessells that went for that purpose. ~
From Colt : John Higginson
of New England
End:') New England
A Memorial from New=^Enc/ld, relating
to the French Settlements in
Canada ~
Reed: from ST Stephen Evans
Petition of Arthur Beat 1705.
To his Excellency Joseph Dudley
Esq' Cap' General and Governo' in
Chief in and over his Maj"^^ provinces
of the Massachusetts Bay &c in New
England To the Hono^^« her Maj''^"
Council and House of Representatives
now in General Court convened in and
for said Province, May 30'^ 1705.
The Humble Petition of Arthur Beal
Sheweth
That yo"" Poor Petitioner is one of the Ferrymen
at Yorke and now in this time of Warr there are very few
Passengers, indeed almost none at all who Travel that way,
besides the Soldiers Imployed in her Maj'^''^'' Service, which
by Law are to be Transported fferryage free, which may be
214 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
no great prejudice to those fferryes which are not exposed,
but as to those fferryes which are in ffrontier pLaces, and
especially this at Yorke Yo'' Poor Petitioner humbly hopes
yo'' Excellency & Hono''* will please to Consider the great
hardship they lye under yo"" poor Petitioner being obliged to
Maintain a Boat & give his attendance, tho he have no other
business but what is upon the public Account ; An account
of what service he has done he has sent by Cap* Bean, and
to Cap' Gooch but never had any allowance, which if it be
not granted to him he cannot possibly Subsist.
Yo"" Petitioner Tlierefore humbly prays yo'^ Excel-
lency and Hono" to take the premises into yo"^ pious
& Charitable Consideration, and to grant him such
allowance for his past, and future service as to yo''
Excellency & Hono" in yo'' Wisdom & Justice
shall seem meet.
And yo"" Petitioner ( as in duty bound )
shall pray &o
Arthur Beal
June 8: 1705 Read.
Resolve.
In the House of Representatives
June 9th 1705
In Answer to the Petition on the other side
Resolved That the sum of five Pounds be
Allowed and Paid out of the public Treasury to Arthur
Beale the Petitioner in full for ferryage ( as mentioned on
the other side ) to this day.
Sent up for Concurrence
Thomas Oakes Speaker
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 215
June 12^'^ 1705
Read and Concurr'd. And
That the Commissary General
take in the Acco" pay
the sum allow'^ and bring
the paym^ to acco" in
his books.
Is'^ Addington, Secry./.
Petition of Lewis Bane (f Joseph Hill.
To His Excellency Joseph Dudley Esq"^ Capt.
General and Governor in Chief in & over her Maj^'**
Province of the Massachusetts-bay in New England
To the Hono^^'' her Maj^'^^ Council and House of
Representatives now in General Court Assembled
in and for s*^ Province
May 30th 1705.
The humble Petition of Lewis Bane & Joseph Hill
Representatives for the Towns of York & Wells in
behalf of themselves and the Rest of the Inhabitants
of y^ Province of Main
Sheweth That the Inhabitants of the s*^ Province have been
extreamly harrassed during the last long Warr with the
Indians insomuch That they were forced to break up and
betake themselves to Garrison, and when the peace was con-
cluded every one being willing to go and make the best
Improvement they could of their Estates and laid out Avhat
they had, and what they could borrow to furnish themselves
with Cattel & other Stock for which several of them are
still in debt having not been able duiing this short peace to
216 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
recover their ffortiines. And now ( may it please yo'' Excel-
lency and Hono''^) they have been ever since the begining of
this Warr, and still are Exposed to the Incursions, and their
Cattel to tlie Depredations of the Barbarous Enemy : many
whereof have been found killed by them & many more miss-
ing. And because of their being continually in such Danger
they are forced to live in Garrison and cannot Improve their
Estates. Insomuch That they are thereby reduced to very
unhappy Circumstances and will be very shortly constrained
to desert the province, if they have not some ease given
them & favour sliewn them by this great & General Assem-
bly. And there being now Two years Taxes due from the
Province which they are in no ways able to pay, on the con-
trary are not able to support their ffamilies, especially those
who are fforced to leave their Houses, and Lands and to live
in Garrison houses where they are ordered to go, & where
they guard the Owners of such Houses Estates their own in
the mean time going to mine & they themselves ready to
Perish through want if some redress be not made therein.
Yo' Petitioners therefore humbly pray
This great and Hono^^® Assembly would
please to take the premises into their
pious and Charitable Consideration and
in regard of their great Poverty would
be pleased to Remit them their Taxes,
and be pleased to Order That those persons
who are forced to go to Garrison Houses
& so cannot Improve their own Estates
during the Warr be allowed some liberty
and priviledge for pasture and planting
in the grounds belonging to such Houses
for their necessary support, As to Yo'
ExcelP^ and Hono'"^ in yo' Wisdom shall
seem meet.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 217
And yo"" Petitioners ( as in
duty bound ) shall ever pray &c
Lewis Bane
Joseph Hill
June 19th 1705 read &
Resolved that the arrearages of Taxes due from y*
Townes of Yorke & Wells be Remitted to them &
that they be not rated in y® p^'sent Tax.
Sent up for Concurrence.
Thomas Oakes Speaker
And further Resolved that his Ex*^y the Governo'^ and
Councill be desired to take Care and order that where
p'"sons are forced from theire own Liveings into Gar-
risons, Those who have theire Lands and Estates by
them preserved Do Suffer such as theire Defence as
aforesaid to take up and Improve some part of theire
Lands for to produce some small help and Releife to
them and theire families as some times since they
have done.
Thomas Oakes Speaker
In Council
June 26? 1705.
This Second Resolve was read and
Concurr'd
Is^ Addington Seciy
''His Excellency'' s Speech May 3P^ 1705
Gentlemen
We have pass'' through the Winter w"' very little or no
Mischief from the Enemy, which is first to be attributed to
218 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
the good providence of Almighty God, and next to the very
great readiness of the Forces in the Frontiers to undergoe
the most difficult and hard marches which the Enemy are
Sensible of, so that I have given them no rest in their Quar-
ters, within two hundred miles of any of our Eastern Settle-
ments.
And I must Acquaint you. That having had good Inform-
ation of the Incapacity of the Enemy to make any Strong
Incurtions upon us for some months past to save the exces-
sive charges, I have reduced the standing Forces in the
Eastern & Western parts to very small numbers, but am
now Inform*^ of the Enemy^ preparation with greater num-
bers than at any time heretofore to Trouble us in the Several
parts, which will necessitate me to augment the Standing-
Garrisons, as well as to have a greater body at a short warn-
ing ~ to march for a releif —
I have also Letters referring to the prisoners in the
Enemys hands from Mons'^ Voudril Governour of Quebeck
and Messingers comeing with my own to Settle that matf
which I shall communicate to you ": —
"Cap* Redknap, Her Ma*y* Engineer has lately viewed the
ground at Winter harbour for the raising the Fortification
intended there, and I shall proceed in it as the pressing
Affairs of the War will Allow me agreeable to the desire of
the last Assembly, and shall then draw off the Garrison from
Saco."
Isles of SlioaU — Petition.
May it please yo' Excellency
We humbly acknowledge ourselves greatly oblidged
to y"' Excellencie for y* respect you have for us & for y®
Care you take concerning us in our low condition.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 219
Your Excellencie we understand is not insensable how we lye
expos'd to y® enemy, & how few of us y'' are to withstand y"'
if it should please God to permit y'" to come w''" we justly
deserve. Yo"^ Excellencie likewise is not unacquainted w*^
Great losses we have by y^ providence of God met withall
w'^by we are reduced to y* poverty y* we are not able to hire
help but notwithstanding our low estate we are in no small
degree revived at your Excellencies kind offer to send us
some help provided y* we will but give y"^ y"" diet w*^'^ we are
for y** general! ity of us readily willing to do & should own
ourselves indebted to yo'^ Excellency y" for. As to y*" num-
ber of men we leave it to your Excellencies discression tho
we are not well able to diet above ten or twelve w*^** number
will be a great safe guard unto us. Thus with our earnest
prayers to heaven for your Excellencies prosperity & comfort
in all your affairs w^e Subscribe ourselves yo"" Excellencies
Most
Humble Serv'^ &
Dutifull Subjects
James Blackdon
Thomas : dimond
Richard Gumer
John I F Frost
John MoaChamor
Elishu Kelly
Thomas Manerin
^„ .,1-1 John frost
[Superscribed J
To his Excellencie
Joseph Dudley EsqL
Gov"' &c
Now in Portsm^—
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Isles of Shoals — Petition.
To his ExcelP"^ the Gov^ the Hon^^" The Councill &
Representatives of her Maj'^^ Province of y® Massachusets
Bay in New England now convened in Gen^ Assembly
The Humble Petition of Danl^ Greenleaf in y^ name &
behalf, & At y** Desire of y"* poor Inhabitants of y*" lies of
Sholes.
Sheweth That it hath pleased Almighty God the last
winter by the breaking in of y® Sea upon y*^ lies of Sholes to
dispoile y® s** Inhabitants of almost y^' whole substance : w'by
they are reduced to the last degree of Poverty, & utter
insufficiency to support, & uphold, y^ Ministry Among y™
who have hitherto incoiiraged y* good work according to y"^
Capacity with chearf ullness & without regrett or complaining.
That y® s'* Inhabitants are very desireous to enjoy the
Gospell, & means of y^ Salvation still amongst y"^ & would
as heretofore y^ have done maintain & encourage any Serv*^
of y® lord whom he should please to encline to come over &
help y™ without asking y® help of y® province, if y® unhappy-
ness before exprest had not befallen y™ But by reason of
y"" Inability y® s*^ Inhabitants are under a necessity of adress-
ing yo'' Excel^?® & y'' Hon''^^ Court for help & relief.
Wherefore yo^' humble petitioner in y^ Name of y® s*^
inhabitants humbly beseeches yo"^ ExceP'® & y*^ great &
Hon''^^ Court to take into yo'' pious Consideration y® State of
y® s*^ poor Inhabitants & make such sutable provission, &
grant such supply as that they may yet enjoy y** Gospell
among y"* And yo' Humble Petitioner with y^ s'^ Inhabitants
of y" lies of Sholes as in duty bound shall ever pray y' yo^'
ExcelP'*^ & y* Hon^^^ Court may be so directed & assisted by
God in all your undertakings as y* all may be done to his
Glory &c
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 221
June 6? 1705 In Council
Presented by m'' Greenleafe
Read and sent down.
In the House of Representatives
June 6th 1705. Read.
In the House of Representatives
June 8: 1705. In answer to the Petition on y*
other side.
Considering the Greater Part of the Inhabitants of the
Isles of Shoales, belong to the Province of New Hamp-
shire, Resolved That if the s'' Province Pay the sum of
Six Pounds at least for the Support of the Minister at the
s^ Isles this present yeare, That then there be Allowed
and Paid, out of the publick Treasury of this Province,
for the Use afores^ the sum of fourteen Pounds.
Sent up for Concurrence.
Thomas Oakes Speaker
Die pdict In Council
Read and Concurr'd
Is?' Addington SecTy
Abatement of Tax to York and Wells.
June 27, 1705. In Council
Upon Consideration of the Loss of Estates and Per-
sons by the War in the Frontier Towns of Yorke and
Wells, on which Account principally the said Towns
are fain in arrear of the late Publick Taxes, That is
to Say, Yorke one hundred pounds & Wells Eighty
pounds
222 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Ordered
That there be abated to yorke, Thirty pounds of their
said Arrearages, and to Wells Twenty pounds of
theirs; And the Selectmen or Assessors of the said
Towns respectively are hereby Directed and Impowred
forthwith to Assess and apportion the full remainder
of the said Arrearages upon Polls, and Estates, in
Improvement within the said several Towns, accord-
ing to the Rules set for the rayseing of the said
Taxes ; And make Return of the Lists thereof to the
Province Treasurer ; who is thereupon hereby
Directed and Impowred to make out his Warrants to
the Constables of the s'} Towns to Collect the same
accordingly, to be paid into the Treasury by two equal
payments, Viz* the first at or before the first of
November next, and the other halfe at or before the
first of Novembl' 1706, with Order to discount out of
the first part on the Polls, five Shillings to Each per-
son that are furnished w*'* good Snow Shoes and
Mogginsons, Pursuant to the Act of Government,
which amounts to ffive pounds in tlie Towne of
Yorke, and Three pounds fifteen Shillings in Wells ;
So that there will remain further of the Town of
York^ Quota Sixty five Pounds,- And of the Quota
for Wells ffifty six pounds five shillings.
And the Governour by and with the Advice
and Consent of the Council, is hereby Impowred to
Issue forth Warrants to the Treasurer to pay to the
Ministers for tlie time being, of the said two Towns
respectively, for their Support and Service there,
towards their Salary from the Towns, the aforesaid
sums of Sixty five pounds and ffifty six pounds five
shillings ; Tlie s'^ Towns to make good the remainder
to their Ministers. ~
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On performance whereof the said Towns of
Yorke and Wells are discharged of their said Arrear-
ages and not otherwise. -
Sent down for Concurrance. -
Isi Addington Secfy.
In the House of Representatives June 27: 1705
Read &> Concurr'd
Thomas Oakes Speaker.
" June ult. 1705 Kittery Abatement ".
June 29th: 1705
Resolved That the Sum of Thirty eight Pounds be
Abated to the Poor of the Town of Kittery, according
to the Disposition of the Select men, & Representative
of s'.' Town, they being most capable, to relieve Such as
they know have met with most Suffering by the
Heathen /
Sent up for Concurrence.
30th The s'^ Resolve sent down from the Board Con-
curr'd Provided that the names of the persons, &
sums respectively abated to them, be by the Select
men and Representative laid before this Court at
their next Session.
which was Agreed by the House.
Anno Regni Annae Reginae Quarto.
At a Great and General Court or Assembly for Her Ma'^y^
Province of the Massach*!^^ Bay in New England begun
224 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
and held at Boston upon Wednesday the 30th of May
1705. bemg Convened by her Ma*y' Writts
Saturday
June 30th 1705./. In Council
The following Resolve pass'd in the House
of Representatives upon the Petition of the
Representative of Kittery for Abatement of
the Arrearages of their Taxes, was sent up,
Viz*
Resolved, That the Sum of Thirty eight pounds be
Abated to the poor of the Town of Kittery, according
to the Disposition of y^ Select men and Representa-
tive of s^ Town, they being most capable to releive
Such as they know have met with most sufferings by
the heathen-
Which Resolve being read at the Board, was
Concurr'd with Provided, That the names of the
p'sons & Sums respectively Abated to them, be by
the Select men & Representative laid before this
Court at their next Session,
Which was Agreed to by y® Rep''sentatives.
Consented to,
J: Dudley
Copy of the Record
Examin? g Is? Addington Secry
Message to the Groverrior
In the House of Representatives
Sep'- 6"' 1705.
Ordered That the following Message be Sent up to
the Board in answer to His Excellencys Speech at the open-
insf of this Court viz'
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That referring to Her Maj'^'*'® Couiand for Rebuilding
of Peraaquid Fort, This Court at their Session in february
last made their Humble Addresse to Her Majesty, which was
since the Date of her Last Letter And We hope when it
Arrives to Her Maj*'®^ Sight, will be graciously Accepted
And as to the other Two Articles of Contributing to
the charge of Piscataqua fort, and Setling of Salaries. They
are matters of so great Consequence, That Wee Desire, They
may be Debated and Answered by a full House, which at
present there is not."
Grovernor's Speech Sejpteiri^ 5 1705
Gentlemen
— " upon y^ Receipt of Her Majesties gracious Letters
which I have now to lay before you I Judge y** present Ses-
sion absolutely necessary. That you may not want an oppor-
tunity early to shew y'' Obedience, «&; I may have y®
satisfaction to represent It, Her Majestys Comands contained
In these Letters are not new, but such as I brought with me
at my arrivall & have smce been renewed by Her Maj"*'^
most gracious Letters at all times, y** Articles are y* rebuild-
ing Pemaquid, The Assistance of y^ Fortifications at Piscat-
aqua River, and y'' Setling of Salarys for y" Support of Her
Maj"®^ Governour & Lieutenant Governour"-
" Gentlemen of y*" Representatives
Your Journall will acquaint y*' proceedings of your
house as well as of y" Councill In y'' Aifair of Pemaquid -
That y" Coinitte of y" Assembly of both houses
vpon view of y'' Ruines when they attended me the Three
years since, represented y" benefit of restoring That impor-
tant place & y*^ Councell from time to time accepted That
return so y* our neglect of her Maj**'* Comands In y* Article
rested at y'' Door " -
15
226 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
" Her Maj*5' has graciously Comanded mee to Rep-
resent to the Assembly their great neglect of their Duty to
Her Maj^y & then- own security In this ocasion & y* you do
forthwith apply yourselves to y® rebuilding y" fort at Pema-
quid, & to contribute towards y*" charge of y" fort at Piscata-
qua & to the settling of Salarys vpon her Maj'^* Govern'^ &
Lieu* Govern'' —
And y* y"" neglect of these Comands will shew this Assem-
bly undeserving of Her Maj*y* royall favour & bounty towards
them."
Answer to the G-overnor s Speech September 5, 1705
In the House of Representatives
Septem' W"^ 1705.
May It please Your Excellency
In Answer to those Articles of Your Excellency*
Speech at the Opening of this Session, referring to Her
Majesties Directions for the Building of a ffort at Pema-
quid, Contributing to the charge of the ffort at Piscataqua
& Setling of Salaries, We crave leave to Offer
Imprim:* As to the Building of a ffort at Pemaquid, We
are humbly of Opinion, that Her Majesty, hath received
Misrepresentations, concerning the Necessity and Usefullnesse
of a ffort there. Wherefore this House in their humble
Addresse to Her Majesty dated the 27ili of March 1703 (and
since twice repeated ) Did amongst other things Lay before
Her Majesty, our reasons, why We could not Comply with
Her Expectation in that affair, as
First, The little Benefit the s'^ ffort was to Us, not
being ( that We could discern any Bridle to the Enemy, or
Barrier to our ffrontiers ; being out of the usual Road of the
OF THE STATE OF JNIAESTE 227
Indians ; and one hundred miles distant from any English
Plantation : And Served only to make a safe Anchorage, for
a few fishing Boats, that accidentally put in there. But the
Expence thereon was very great, not lesse than Twenty
Thousand Pounds.
Secondly. The charges of the Said fort will be such ~
That We cannot see how said Province can possibly sustain
it, having already Laid out severall large Sums of money, in
the Raising of New fortifications, on Castle = Island, with
diverse others in this Province of great Importance, which
was set forth, in the said Addresse, and Memoriall accom-
panying of the same, but Understand Wee have been so
unhap])y, as that the said Addresse & Memoriall did not
reach Her Majesty's hand, because proceeding from this
House alone, although the addressing of Her Majesty is a
Priviledge ever Allowed to the meanest of Her Subjects."
" We would now further Suggest, That the Fortification
at Casco=Bay ( which in the first Intention of It was Designed
only as a Cover to a small Trading House, Erected there at
the Request of the Eastern Indians, for a near Supply and to
Steady them in their Obedience to the Crown of England,
and to Prevent their Going to or Dependanceon the French)
is now very much Inlarged demanding a Great Expence, for
the Support thereof, and is Seated near the former Settle-
ments, & Plantations, of the English within this Province,
and considerably beyond any of the present English Dwell-
ings.
Which Reasons, we humbly Hope, will render us excus-
able for not Building a ffort at Pemaquid
2'i^y The 2'} Article is the Contributing to the charge
of Piscataqua ffort.
The Fort in that Province has been built Severall Years
past, when It was not Desired, or thought necessary, that
this Province should Assist them therein. The late Reforms,
228 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
& Reparations made of the same, as we have been mformed
stands that whole Province, about the sum of five Hundred
Pounds which doth not amount to the Quota of Severall
particular Towns within this Province ; towards the Charge
of the War, witliin the Compasse of one Yeare. And all the
Navigation, and Trade, of this Province coming down Piscat-
aqua River, have been charged with a considerable Duty
towards the support of that fort.
And this Province hath alwaies Afforded such Guards,
as were needfull for their Haling of Masts Timber &c* for
Her Majesty's service, whilst the principall Benefit, and
Advantage of that Trade has Accru'd to That Province.
And They have never Contributed anything to the Charge,
of our fforces, fforts and Garrisons, or Guards by Sea, that
are as great a Safety, and Defence to them as to our selves.
But the Publick charge of that Government has been much
lesse, proportionably, than the Charge of this.
Which being Considered We hope no Assistance will be
Expected from Us, towards the charge of the s"^ fort."
"iZ?8 Excellency the Grovern''^ Speech Octo'' 24, 1706^''
Gentlemen
Since your Session in the Spring I have taken all
the propper Care of the fronteirs in my power & by the favour
of Almighty God it has been so successfull that though the
Enemy has frequently Lookt upon the several parts they
have had no Encouragement nor oportunity to do us any
Considerable Mischeif, And being well informed of the
Incapacity of the Enemy to make any Considerable March
towards us I have retrenched the forces every where to that
degree that I hope your accounts will shew you that we have
saved ten thousand pound of the last years charge."
OF THE STATE OF IVLA.INE 229
Letter to Ca'pt^ '■'■ Dvfeolliaun".
Boston 2 January 1706
S"" This evening and not before I received account by
A'P Nathan Jeffryes of your arrival, at Wells, and of the
disasters of your Voyage & the rudeness of the English men
on board which are very surprising & greivous to mee, I
have dispatched my Comands into the province wliere you
are. That an able Master may Iniediately wayt on you and
abide on board till your vessel be brought to safe harbour
near mee That I may safely receive your self & your vessel
where nothing shall be wanting to you.
I heartily wish you a good Voyage hither where You shall
have all the Good treatment due to your Character & that of
Monsieur Supercass from whom your Errand is.
I am S'' your very humble serv'
JD.
I doubt not but My officers near you will send such assist-
ance that you may depend upon it all shall be well.
" Letter to M'' Sheaf e, D. Collector, Piscataq ".
Boston, 15 January 1706.
I have before me a Letter from M'^ Dufcolliaun master of
a french sloop y' came from m"^ Supercass Governour of Port
Royal and brought with him Thirty Seven English Prisoners
with Letters for rayselfe in form of a flag of Truce, and that
since his arrival he had received on board Captain Frost and
some English Saylors by my Order for their Governm'^ and
to bring their Vessell into safe Harbour and to render me
their Letters and Messages.
230 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
The said master Inforraes me that some body has been on
board and Rob'd him of what he had there, being in no wise
intended to breake bulk or Trade in any English Port.
I am since Infonn'd That you have made Seizure and
taken on shoar the said Goods, which I am doubtful is a
great Mistake. If you had suspected any danger of his
Trading, you had done well to have left an Officer on board
till he had arrived to my care, but the Takeing her Goods on
shoar out of her will reflect upon the Government.
This last Account is from the Gentlemen of Her Ma'^^
Council in N. Hampshire, And therefore I Direct That you
forthwith send all the Goods taken out of y*^ said Vessell
forthwith to Boston, And if you have any (Complaint, the
Court of Admiralty is now open, the Judge being in Town,
and the frenchmen here to make answer, whome, being
Enemys, I shall not allow to return to Piscataqua, but they
shall have Judgement here ; I shall not necessarily detain
the s** Vessell & the Messengers of the Governour but a very
few days, and therefore Expect to see the Goods and your
Complaint thereupon forthwith : If the Vessell be not come
away the Goods I Judge most proper to be put in her, with
your Officer on board, Captain Frost being now in Command
of her by my Order, If she be come away, You must find
some other vesselll to bring the Goods in such form that they
may not challenge you of Imbezlement and you shall be
heard.
I must soon Dispatch and expect to see you without delay.
I am S*"
Your humble serv*
J Dudley.
Superscribed
Yo m"" Sheafe D. Collector of
New-Hampshire-Piscataq
J Dudley.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 231
Letter from Gov. Joseph Dudley to Secretary Addington.
Draw a Comission for Leu* Colonel Hilton to Comand
the forces of both provinces in the present Expedition to
Norigwalk & let M'' Comissary have it presently to send
away.
Your serv*
J Dudley
Wednesday
( Superscribed )
To M"" Secretary Addington
Boston.
Letter from Gov. Dudley.
Boston, 22, March: 170|
Gentlemen
I am glad to be advised by jVP Secretary That
the Council & Representatives are so well agreed in the arti-
cles of an Expedition, Eastward.
That which is wanting is an Establishment or
Grant of Reward for the field officers of two Regiments
which I have determined to fomi the forces into & without
whom I cannot answer it to proceed & a grant is necessary
for the ten thousand pound bills you have voted,
& a present or Gratuity for Captain Stucley & Captain
Sutton the Queens officers from whom we may have a good
(service): if these things be done this morning I am
Intended to prorouge for twenty dayes when the Assembly
may be advised how forward we may be for the Expedition,
232 DOCUMENTARY HISTOEY
without these things I shall have no officers, nor money for
the service,
Every day we stay we Lose the season & I must have
time to form every thing for the service which I Desire you
will presently give mee that I may see what I may Expect
from my Neighbours as well as what I can do my self,
I therefore desire that I may rise to day & have the
Leisure of seeing my officers the next week.
Your servant
J Dudley.
22'^ March, 1706.
Communicat^ to the Council
and Assembly.
His Excelleyicy the Governors Speech
" Boston, 10 April 1706
Gentlemen -
At your Last recess I did not Intend to trouble
you again untill the ordinary season of your Session, but we
have lately had the advice of a french fleet in the West
Indies of force enough to have Lookt this way & I thought
it propper upon that head to have your advice what may be
necessary for us to be in a readiness to prevent any Insult
It is also the time of year for the Increase of the forces in
the frontiers which to save the Charge of the province during
the Last four months I have retrenched to a lower Number
then at any time of this Warr- thereby to save the Charge
of the province which I am sensible is very great."
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 233
Letter - Peld Whittemore to Andrew Belcher Enq.
Kittery July the 81 : 1706.
Honor"^
sy
In Octob' 1703, I rece'* from M^ Theodore
Atkinson, jd the L" (ioverno^s order Eleven harrells of pork,
It being that which Cap^ Simon Willard brought fiora J^lack
point
The bearer hereof has Cap* Willards receipt for
a one halth of it.
I form'^ly gave you acco* that said pork Thr6
Cap* Willards or in' Atkinsons Negligence or for want of
salt, was much damnified so that I could never dispose of
more than one halfe of it. The bearer Is a poor widdow &
bin in Captivity ever since & needs her Just due, you will
please to Direct her where shee may have it
I am
S'
Yo"^ humble serv^*
Pel^ Whittemore
(Superscribed)
To the Honorable
Andrew Belcher Esq""
Commissary Generall
In // Boston
" Petition of Joi : Hamond Representative of the Town of
Kittery. June 6 : 1706 :
To the Hon*''" y® Speaker & Worthy Memb" of y" house of
Representatives now Convened in Genl Assembly for y*
Province of y* Massachusetts &ca
234 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
The Petition of Joseph Hammond of Kittery in y* County of
York in Behalfe of y** s*^ Town humbly Sheweth, that
whereas at y® Session of this Court in May 1705, there was
Abated out of y® Tax Set on s*^ town in y'' year 1704, Thirty
eight pounds with this Proviso viz^ That y® Selectmen of s*^
Kittery w*'' y^ Representative of s^ town should Apporcon y®
s*^ Abatem* on those Inhabitants Particularly who had been
Impoverished by y^ warr &^ix, & y*^ names of those persons
returned into y* Secretarys Office, as g s"^ Ord'' Reference
being had will Appear ) Now y® s*^ Selectmen havmg accord-
ingly Apporconed y^ same on y" p'sons most Impoverished as
afores*^ but Neglected to make timely return of their names
According to s'^ ord""
Yo"" Petition'': therefore humbly prays that s*^ Return may be
now Accepted that y® Treasurer may be restrained from Send-
ing forth warrants of Distress Ag®J^ those Constables to whome
y® Same was Coiiiitted ) So Prays Yo"" humble Supplicant
Jos Hamond
Boston y« 29th May 1706
In the House of Representatives
June 6 : 1706. Read.
7th Read &
Ordered That the Prayer of the above Petition
be Granted
Sent up for Concurrence
Thomas Oakes Speak
A Pet^P*^ of Jos. Hamond Represent for y'' Town of Kit-
tery, praying y* y** return made by y^ Selectmen of y^ s'^ Town
in apportioning the abatem^ of X38 to y*" poor of y® s'^ Town
out of their Tax in y® year 1704, accordmg to y® direction
of this Court. Praying y* y^ s'^ Return may now be
accept? altho not made in time, y* y® T^ may be restrained
from sending forth warr*** of Distress ag^ those constables to
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 235
whome y" same was cominitted, was sent up from y*^ Repre
with y' Order of y' House thereon. Viz! That y* pray^ of
y« s*^ Pet*^."" be granted.
w*^'' Pef'P'^ & order thereon was read & agreed to.
Order in favor of the Widow of Jeremiah Jordan.
Aug: 8: 1706 Read.
In the house of Representatives
Aug: 14: 1706 Read & Comitted.
15th
Ordered That the sum of Eight Pounds eleven
shillings & sixpence be Paid out of the publick Treasury to
the Widow of ]\P Jeremiah Jordan for 1029 pounds of pork
Cap* Willard had of her late Imsband g order of Authority
in the year 1703 Sent up for Concurrence.
Thomas Oakes Speak""
Aug* 20th, In Council
1706 Read and agreed to
Is^ Addmgton Secry 8:6.9
4:10
8.11.6
Speech of the Governor.
"May 13, 1707
Gentlemen,
I had not troubled you with a Session at this
Time, but that it was reasonable you should know the pres-
ent State of the forces Eastward, And necessary that 1
should have your advice in so troublesom an affair -
236 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
The Expedition was entred upon at your Instance and
advice, And the best officers & Souldiers in all Parts of the
Province taken into the Service, the first orders & Instruc-
tions to the CoiSanders of the Forces, Seen & approved by a
Session of the Assembly holden for that Service.
And the Shipps of Warr & Transports very soon after
arrived in the Bay of Port Royall, And the forces happily
Landed & possessed themselves of the Ground near that
Fort, of the houses, & cattle of the Inhabitants, but very
soon after, without any Direction from mee, Embarqued
again, left the Shoar, & Contrary to their orders ; without
visiting the other settlements of the French upon that Coast
Directed there Transports to make the best of their way
home to my veiy great surprise, which with all Industry with
the advice of Her Maj*y^ Council I have laboured to prevent,
and Therefore comanded the fleet to Stop at Casco-bay~
And those that were gotten hither by all possible means I
have arrested and returned. And have reinforced them with
another Ship, and near an hundred men as I was desired by
the Last Sessions of the Assembly. And being Sensible
that the Comand by Comission to three Gentlemen of
approved Loyalty & Courage, if possible to Inspire the
Forces with a better temper of courage & obedience, And
they are again returning to the french side of the bay of
fundee ".
Letter from Francis Wainwright to Grov. Dudley.
May it please yo*" Excellency.
I rec*^ y" by Lathrop. Signifieing yo'' Excelly.^ pleasure :
That we Return to o"' Camp. At w'^'' ( for the service of y°
Country ) I sincerely Rejoyce. On the other hand I must
say I am very much Troubled Att the ungovernableness of
I
OF THE STATE OF MADTE 237
some of the Masters of o*" Transports who ( notwithstanding
they were forbid ) have presumed to Ramble away, we know
not whither but possibly may Center at last at Nantaskett.
I hope yo""/. Excelly will give orders for their Return to us
To Casco-Bay. To attend their Duty in y** service./
I hope the Gentlemen wee sent are waiting upon yo"^
Excelt^ Rendering an Acco^*^ of our proceedings at Port
Royall and the state of that place, W** will be witliout
doubt far Different To the Acco*' given by that Impudent
Lyeing Hill, and will make such a discoueiy of Truth To yo'
Excll, and the Generall Court, as Really to Beleeve ( by a
good Reinforcement of five hundred good Effective men,
provision and ammunition, &c. that by a Long seige, we
might Reduce the Fort To very great distress, and if we
Beleag'' it Long Enough To a surrend'' I doubt not : Cer-
tainly if we Take, or prevent their store-ship giveing them
Supply they must of Necessity Surrend^ And we haveing
Impouerished the Inhabitants so greatly. I believe now
Indeed is the Only Time to Gain that Fort : I am very
glad our Country-men are so Zealous, and Push forward so
Resolutely in the matter. Sir, I am of opinion that our
breaking up the seige, ( if we Return ) will be no Disadvan-
tage to us, but Rather the Contrary. Probably upon our
Return we may surprise many of them who are Takeing a
Melancholy view, of their Distressed State. And must
( when they come to behold their fields of Corn on fire, and
Every thing else ( Eatable ) distroy'', cause them to Surren-
der, and ask for Boon Quarty. I must again offer my Opin-
ion now is the time or Neuer. And I had Rather return
and use all possible Endeauo"/. for the subdueing of them,
and their Fort, Then to my family whom I saw very well.
And upon our Return will be the Proper Time to uisit
Menies and Shecanecte by a Party And to distress tliem by
Burning their corn, killing their cattle, that a Supply from
2 38 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
them may be prevented. And if we miss this oppertunity it
is a question whither ever we have such an oppertunity again.
I Cannot but Express the wonderfull goodness of God to us
in loseing No more men by y^ Sword. In giveing such Gen-
erall health, And pleasant weather as Ever was Known. I
know not why ( By a good Reinforcement ) we should be
Discouriged in y® service. I shall heartyly be sorry if the
Generall Court should ( by any Information ) alter their opin-
ion from what yo^ / Excellency wrote mee. I am hearty
sorry for any Mistakes we have made. And I doubt not but
all wise men will Call them so. Rather then Acts of Coward-
ise. I beleeve upon a New attempt at Port Royal, we shall
amongst us Contrive a way for y*" gaining of y^ mortars, To
our Camp. I was in the day of it and am still heartyly
Sorry for the great misunderstanding between CoP March,
and Col° Redknap who were the only Masters of our Design.
I hope on CoP Redknaps return, they will be reunited in
their Opinions for y*^ service,
I earnestly desire a happy Result in our Expedition ; w*^^
with the Tender of my humble duty to yo"' Excell^ and Ser-
vice To y^ Hono'''''® y*" Councill, and house of Representatives,
is from him who would approve himself the ffaithfullest of
all yo'' servants.
Francis Wainwright
Casco: June ITth 1707^
Letter from W. Dudley to his father Q-ov. Jos. Dudley.
Casco Bay, 24 June 1707
Honoured S""
We are all in good Health, and in great Expec-
tation of News from Boston of our return either home or to
port Royall And the many reports and rumors Spread over
the Country make our great Officers very uneasy, Especially
4
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 239
that Col? Appleton Should go to Sett hun self up and raise
him upon the ruin of Some of oiu' Officers or at Least his
advancement above them which they as well as all our Soul-
diers are very much troubled at : tho resolved to be content
if they can do the Country any Service, it must be Said and
every day is that he was the only Instrument of raising the
Seige that he might Save the Countrys money, but as they
Say only to Save him self from the Danger which he alway's
was very apprehensive of and would Sculk and hide as if he
never heard a gun, S^ I dont make itt my buiness to reflect
or make Remarks but am resolved to obey any and every
body above me, and Serve in my Station which I have heth-
erto done to the utmost of my power, and indeed as the
matter is Circumstanced I have a very difficult task, but Do
expect as every body else a Change as to our Commander in
Chief when things will go on witli ease and good government,
which has been Wanted very much, and is the Cause of the
desarting of twenty men yesterday and as much Care and
prudence taken as if they were not Concerned, and the
Col? as if he had nothing to do but make himself popular
and a party, which end Col? Appleton was also inclined and
hopes ( as the report is ) to be one of the three tho as
unwilHng to come or return to port royall as any man Liv-
ing. After my most humble Duty to my Mother, Remain
your Obedient
and most Dutifull Son & Serv*
W : Dudley. ~
Letter from Capt. Charles Stucley^ June 2^^ 1707.
On board her Maj*'^ Ship Deptford
24th June 1707.
sv
I have waited impatiently to hear from your ExcelP^, ever
240 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
since being here, and was Surprized I had none of your com-
mands by a Sloop arrived here last night from the Westward :
But however your Excellency designs me, I think it my duty
to Let you know the State of my Ship,
I have advised Coll? March to doe tlie Same as to the
Army part, by w''^ your Excell*'^ may see what will be neces-
sary to corapleat one or other, as to number or time.
I have heard Coll? Appleton has been busy in his Charac-
ters of Some Gentlemen ; If I have any Share in 'em, I
think he has talk'd without a License ; but however this
rumour occasions my Sending you y*' Journall of my whole
proceedings dureing this Expedicon, w'^'^ I hope will confute
any reflections his nonsensicall malice cou'd create. I wish
yoiu' Excell'^'' health and am
Your Excelpy* most humble
Servant
Cha: Stucley.
Letter from Cap\ Charles Stucley June 28^ 1707.
Deptford in Casco bay: 28th June 1707.
sv
I have the honour of y"" ExcelP^* : dated the 21st Inst
signifying your orders for my stay here w*''^ I shall comply
with : tho' must confess myself concern'd, you wou'd not be
pleas'd to be so kind to give me liberty to come to Boston to
Victuall ; W'' would have saved the Province the charge of
freight of Provicons is designed for me, and had been an
extraordinary favour perticularly to myself in my private
affairs there ; Indeed I dont know what Service I can doe
by lyeing here, where I am allmost murdered by Musquetoes,
but Submitt to what your ExcelP.^ thinks properest.
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1 have with soine diriiciilty procured a Copy of y*'
account of provisions remaining in the Fleet, w'^'' I send your
Excell'^y enclosed
I must begg your Excell*'y will Secure for her Maj*'"*
Service on board me, what Foreigners you can, that the
inhabitants of y*^ Provinces under your Government that are
now aboard me may be exchanged ; Your Excell''^ considers,
I cannot safely return home without my complement. I
desire my men returned to Boston may be sent me the first
opportunity.
I wish your Excell*"^ healtli and am
Your Excelpy^ most humble
Servant
Cha : Stucley./
Letter from William Dudley 28 June 1707.
Casco Harbour, 28. June 1707.
Honour'? Sr
By Col? March's Letters our State and wants will be
known, I dispose also the takeing the Indian Desarters who
were taken between Cape porpos and Saco, and are now on
board in Irons we not being able without particular order to
try them, as our great Officers presume, I cannot say whether
it was forgot or no we wait your Excellency pleasure therein,
And I hope the Gentlemen Comeing will bring that power
with them, for the Souldiers saj Delays come to nothing :
CoP March Dos not Construe his Last Letters so as to
return witliout the Reinforcem' coming we not being strong
enough to go to Menis &c and the fort, at the same time
which will be most Convenient as everybody Supposes, how-
soever that affair will be Left to the Gentlemen.
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this Day M"" Jeffry's was humbled for his Scurrilous
abusive Letters and his recantation as by the Inclosed,
S^ a great many of our men are very unwilling to go again
but Severe Gover* will Cure all that ( tho very much wanted
hetherto,) and Still will if Col? March has the power which
he now has, we expect Great matters from our reinforcement
coraeing. Col? Hilton gives his humble Duty and Says he
has a Desire to put his affairs in Some posture which Lye
upon great Disadvantages and hopes if your Excellency Sends
him back you will Still continue your Care of his family and
affairs, which never have been wanting hetherto and Desires
he may be pardoned if he has Done any thing amiss and if
represented otherwise than he Assures Your Excellency he
his your very dutifull and obedient Ser* and ready to Serve
you in anything to his utmost — Col? Wainwright is very
much concernd that ho should be rendred a Coward
after my Duty, I am your Excellency
very humble Dutifull & obed'
Son and Ser*
W: Dudley
Letter from Col". John, March, June 2St]i, 1707.
Casco bay June 28th, 1707.
INlay it plose your Excelency
yesterday I Receued : your Connnands : of the 21
Curant by m" Lowle : and God willing will endeuor to
follow Them : and doe what Sarvis I Can : Sir I Inmiediately :
Informed : Capt Southack : and the other Masters what your
Commands : ware : who said the Coold not goe to see before
that thay Had more provision : and Capt Stootly sead his
provistion was quite dun
: Whare : upon I : Immediatly ordered the Commis-
ary : to goe one bord Every vessell in the fleet and see :
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siiitingly : what piovistion and stors : Tlieare vvase : which
Account I Have now sent m'' Commissary gennerall :
Sir I Am Hartyly sorry That I Have offended your
Excelency in Any thing: And am sure it was no way
designed in me : and have not bine Justly dclt with by
those that Have informed yore Excelency: but sins it is yore
Excelencys plesure : to dismis mee from tliosc Commands
you were foiiiicrly plesed to put me in : I will patiently bare
it: and do you what sarvis lys in my power: and sine it is
so: would have bine glad if you woold have bine plesed to
iiave Relesed Me : for I sartingly know : that if theare be
Any thing well: and Honnorably dun: I shall have no share
in that : but if Any thing fall out otherwise : that will fall
to my share : Sir oure men are generall Cherly and brisk
and are most of them willing to goe Againe : I shall Induor
To keep them Clene and In good temper: According to yore
Commands: Sir the Indians that Kan from us: I have taken
them all Againe: and they doe so hartyly bagg pardon: for
theair offenc that I liave Respited theair punishment till yore
Excelencys plesure is known what I shall do to them :
May it plese yore Excelncy M'' Jefferise have bine very
Industrious: in doeing of mischef: As hee here confesed :
As yore Excelency and honnors w^ill see vnder his owne
hand : here Inclosed :
With my most Humble
duty: I am yore Excelencys most
Humble and obedient Serunt
John March.
Letter from J. JJudle//, Gooeriwr, to Cap' (Jhirlcs Stuclaify
July 7, 1707
Boston July 1st, 170 7.
S^
I am Sorry the Service demands your being abroad and
244 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
absent from me so long, but being determined to goe upon
the ground of Port Roy" again, I cannot be there with-
out your Service. Your victualls is all on board Geerish
at the Province freight ; and I have not altered any form
in the forces, but added a Superior command to Coll? Ilutcli-
inson, Coll? Townsend & M^ Leverett who brings this to
you, and I desire and direct, that you will take the first
wind and weather to bring y® Fleet to Port Roy", where I
have ordered the Forces immediately to land again, and
recouer theire ground, and you will Lay the Queens Ship
where she may with safety be most Serviceable to the
Fleet and render all possil^le assistance to the Forces in
theire proceeding, and when Coll? Hutchinson, and in his
absence the Gentlemen in Commission with him, shall inti-
mate to you theire intention to Leave the place to goe to
any other parts in that Country, or to return, you will
take care of the Vessells accordingly and not suffer then
to straggle, or Ijcave the fleet without Coll? Hutchinsons,
or in his absence the other Gentlemens directions, I am
S'
Your humble serv*^
J. Dudley.
To Cap* Chas. Stucley &c
A true Coppy
Letter from W. Dudley to Joseph Dudley, Governor.
Casco bay 17, July 1707.
Honoured S^
Since yesterday we have had fifty nine desarted out of
Col? Wainwright: 16, Cap* March 30. Cap* Chesley 13,
and how many more we know not yett Col? Hilton is gone
to see, and every day will run if we tarry here any longer, if
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 245
we can take tlie Enemys Store Ship and Ijiirn their vessells
which may be done & at the same time Ravage menis & at
the same time I suppose five or six hundred enought for that
service, We miglit have built or drawn Stones at Winter
harbour ever since we came from p'' Royall which was pro-
posed by Col? Hilton it can never be but some of the officers
do encourage or at Lea* wink at the Desertion of their men
I am with true Obedience your
very humble & Dutifull Son
& Serv*
W. Dudley
Letter from Col. Francis Wainwright, Aug. 15., 1707.
j,jQj^ri.ie Gentlemen :
Just as I had written a Letter to yo"" Hon" w'^'' accom-
panys This, I rec'^ yo"^^ g Cap* James, in which you Propose
a peice of Service to be done : and shall be sustain'^ w"^
Three days prouision in order thereunto, I Thought it There-
fore proper To Send a small Party of men : To wait on you
To know w'^'^ way or in what Method wee shall Come at it,
and Ammunition w*^*' we want very much, your orders I
shall Endeavo"" in all regards to follow w"* the greatest Care-
fulness. I have Communicated yo'' orders to y^ officers ; As
also to the Indians that part that Concerns them, w'='' makes
them look w"^ a more Chearfull Countenance: Our People
think it hard upon tliem to back their Provission from Time
to time : However I tell them it is their Duty to follow
orders, and to Consid*" the Difficulty of procurcing of it any
other way: As for Cutting the Banks: It is thouglit that
Except the Tides suit: it Can be no Dammage to the Encm}'.
And those that are Improved in that service ( If yo"" Hon'"
think fit ) will be the best Judges in that matter. I sliall
take Care at all times to giue orders Consonant w"' yu" to
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my self: We shall want falling axes to Cutt down the house
Frames w' '* will not burn I have sent away the most sickly
& unseruiceable men under the Command of Cap*' Otis, who
ses he is as sick as they are : Indeed I think he hath been
sick in mind : Ever since we were ordered into Casco Bay ;
I have also sent under his Care Cap*- Stucleys three men :
and have ordered him to see them on Board the Deptford :
Please to Expedite the Provision, that our men may not have
the want of it a Plea to go of: This uery Minute Col? Wantons
Comp'?' under y** Command of Lt. Cudworth were all drawn
up, fitt for a March, To desert. I went Immediately to y*"
Lt. and ask*- if he Intended to head them Deserters he Told
mee no : I Resolv'\ and told them if any man Move'^ one
step in that nature I would shoot them down. I also Imme-
diately sent Cap*^ Dimmick & Comp^ to bring them in, and
To Take away their Arm^ : Accordingly they Came and after
an admonition, they promised unum et Omnes to be obedient
and doe the best seruice they Can. The L* pleads Inno-
cence in the Contrivance : //
The officers give their Service to yo'' Honor's
I am Yo"' humble servant
Fi-ancis Wainwright
Port Royall Narrows.
Aug 15th 1707.
To Col? Elisha Hutchinson
Col? Pen Townsend
& John Leveret Es(|''s.
Representation to His Excellency ahoui the Forces
Dec. 3, 1707.
" To his Excelly Joseph Dudly Esq^ Cap*
Gen" & Gov"^ in chief in & over her Majesties
province of y'' Massachusets Bay &c.
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The severall ptioiilers following Hnml)ly proposed by y^
House of Representatives, to yo"^ Excelly* Consideratio for
Improvement ( as is luiml)ly Conceived ) for y* benefit of
s'' province."
" That noe Comissary be allowed wages ont of y*' Treas-
ury for Sauco Fort, y" Commanding officer haveing Little or
noe business : may attend it, & l)e allowed a sutable Compen-
sation l)y this Court.
That but one Comissary be allowed pay at Kittery ; In
y*^ the stores may be as well transported to Barwick, as where
they are left: & save y'^ charg, Labour & danger in fetching
Supplies from y" Lowest Garrison 12 or 14 Miles.
That y'^ Comissary at York, & Wells be allowed but O^'
apeice g Annum, & noe other Subsistanc out of y'' publick.
That Cap* Browne at Wells being vnable by Reason of
Lameness to attend y* post may be dismist & y'' s'' Browne
be prosecut^^ for his makeing a fals Alarme y'' Last fall to
300'' damage to y'' prouince.
That Cap* Heth at York who hath Complained of for-
merly being now More vnfit to manage y* post be dismist
from her Majesties service."
" Farther we Humbly pray y'^ Excelly :
In answer to y*' Numbers proposed for y® defence of y^
Frontiers.
That they may be phiced in Garrisons, on y® outside of
Townes, & not in y'^ body", of Townes, where they are not
like, to doe y^ service, they are propounded & Granted for.'
"Thaty^ Numbers allowed Wells, York, & Kittery May
be disposed Into severall Garrisons by yo'" Excelly's order to
y® Cap*s Commissioned in y"" Respective Townes, &; noe offi-
cer aboue a Serg* be allowed wages in such Towne out of y^
publique."
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Governor H Speech.
" Gentlemen
Since your last Session we Lave had a troublesom sumer
my first advice from Quebeck of the Enemy^ Motion was
that they Intended a Descent upon the fronteirs with 800 or
1000 Men, which put mee upon Covering all the fronteirs
witli forces, being not able to guess where they Intended to
make their Impression, of wliicli number they were after-
wards disappoynted by sickness and other disorders amongst
themselves."
Their appearance at Haverill was with a much Less num-
ber where tliey have little to boast of tho we might have done
more against them if we had presently followed their tracks.
I suppose their motions for this season are over & to pre-
vent their winter Marches we must keep our vsual methods
whicli have been hitherto very successfull."
Vote.
Kittery May 10" 1708.
Voted that M"" William Pepperrell has Liberty to Erect &
build a Mill or Mills at Creek going in at l^rave boat harb''
provided that he leave convenient passage for all the Inhab-
itants that has business through y*^ harbour. ~
Attest : Jos : HarTiond Cler
Petition of Wm Pepperrell
To His Excellency Joseph Dudley Esq^
Cap'^ General and Governour in Chief
in and over her Majesties province of
I
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 249
the Massaclmsetts I>ay And To ilie
Ilono'''" the Council and House
of Representatives now in General
Court asseiul^led-
May 20th 1708/-
Tlie Petition of William
Pepperell of Kittery in
the County of York./.
Sheweth
That the Inhabitants of the Town of Kittery are
very much Straitned iov want of a Grist Mill in the
Town being necessitated to go Sometimes Eight miles
with their Corn to Grind, and sometimes lose their Bags
& corn too,
That at a Town Meeting on the 10th of May
last they past a vote that your Petitioner should have
liberty to Erect a Mill or Mills at the Creek going in
Broadboat harbour leaving convenient passage for all
the Inhabitants who shall have business through the
Harbour, which your Petitioner will be obliged to do,
and in regard the same may be of very great service,
and Convenient for all the Inhabitants-
Yor Petitioner therefore humbly Prays that the
Vote of the s'^ Town may have tlie Confirmation of
this Great & General Assembly, That he may pro-
ceed to build under the Restriction aforesd :
And yo^ Petitioner shall pray &c''
Wm. Pep[)errell
In the House of Representatives
June 19: 1708. Read.
28 : Read &
Ordered That the Praier of the Petition
be Granted Sent up for Concurrence
Thomas Oliver Speaker
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In Council
29th June. 1708./.
Joseph Hammond and Icliabod Plaisted
Esq^ Cap*" Jn° Hill and the
Sheriffe or any three of them to
Report this Affair And y*^ they
Notify Rob* Eliot Esq": to
attend his concern there.
Boston. 7. October 1708
The new fort at Winter harbour caiiot well proceed with-
out a Mason, I am Informed your son is at the castle I desire
that either your self or your son will go on board Captain
Southack who is going thither to assist the said work & I
desire he will carry his tooles with him, he will be taken care
of by Major Hamond & the Gentlemen Vndertakers.
you must not fayle me I hope twenty dayes
will return him to you.
I am your servant
J Dudley
[Superscribe^]
To Levtenant Thomas Willis
Medford
Peter Eeds. went on board the Galley Oct' 8 : | ^ »-.^^
Return'd Nov'" 12 : i
35 working dales at 3/6. which wages he left,
du to Tho Andous 09-15-0
du to Peter Edes 13-08-9
du to Jonathan Blansher 01-05-0
du to iacob Blansher 4-1 7-6
29-06-3
OF THE STATE OP MAINE 251
Boston New England March V} 1708/9
My Lords
This comes by Capt Riddel in- Her Majesty's Ship
tlie Falmouth which is the only safe conveyance since the
Deptford brought liome the Accounts and Papers from these
Governments the last year, and witli tliis Your Lordships
will receive all the Acts of the Assemblys of both Provinces,
(Jontinuation of the Revenues and Grants of Supplys for the
War, the Minutes of Council the Issues of Causes and Judg-
ments at Law, the Accounts of Stores, Amies Ammunition
and ('iunion in the several Castles and Forts, and what else I
am Commanded by Her Majestys Instructions and Your
Lordships Letters.
Your Lordships first Letter is of the Seventh of May
1707 to wliicli I humbly referr requii'ing a full Information
of the State and condition of the respective Provinces refer-
ring to their Government and Connnerce, the Acts of their
Assemblys, Grants of money &c. and the Governours pro-
ceeding by way of Journal ; all which the Answers to the
particular Questions will Open to your Lordships satisfaction,
unless the last referring to the Governours Imploying his
time in Her Majestys service here, which in Obedience to
Your Lordships Commands is after this manner.
In May the General Assembly of the Massachusetts sits
down, and geiuirally holds six weciks, which I am forced to
attend every day to [)ut forward Her Majestys Service and to
keep tlie Houses to their Duty ~ The Council Consisting of
Twenty Eight Mend)ers and tlie Representatives about
Eighty, they may be if the Towns please to be at tlie Charge
of their sitting. One hundred. When that Assembly rises
tlie Assembly of New Hampshire usually sits down for a
shorter time, being fewer in Number and more ready in their
Dispatches. The issue of these two Assemblys brings July
and August, in which Months I have what troubles the
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Frencli and Indians, my Neighbours can give me in the Fron-
tiers by their Marches upon me in the Covert of tlie Woods,
which keeps me well Imployed to send Forces to all parts of
tlie Frontiers of Two hundred miles long, which has been so
successfully managed these Six years of the War, that I have
not lost one Village, nor drawn in any, which has been always
done in tlie former troubles with the Indians. This trouble
and hurry of tlieir Incursions holds till the fall of the Leafe,
and beginning of October, when the General Assembly of the
Massachusetts setts down again for another Six weeks, and
then follows the Assembly of Piscataque, as in the Spring
and these bring December, when I am fitting out Partys from
all places upon their Snow Shoes, who in the Depth of the
Winter for four Months, are Searching the Forrests for two
hundred miles deep for the Lodging of the Indians, whereby,
this whole War I have kept them from all their Antient
Seats and planting grounds, and driven them to Inaccessable
places, and parts, where no Corn will grow for their Support,
and this brings the Spring again, and a new years business,
and all the Travail and Care return again./
The Names of the present Council of the Massachusetts
are in the Inclosed List, tho I suppose that Clause in your
Lordships Letter Mistaken, because Her Majesty do's not
supply the Vacancies of Councellours here, as in all Her
Maj^'®^ other Goversments, but they stand by an Annual
Election, and so the Assembly alters them every year as they
please, and the Governour has Power by the Charter to refuse
any so Elected, which is usually done, so far as to refuse One
or two of the Twenty Eight to maintain Her Majestys
Prerogative, tho there is frequently reason enough besides, it
being easily Observed by Strangers here that the best Estates
in many parts of the Countrey are not chosen into the Coun-
cil, but very Inferiour Persons taken in, both for Estate and
Education, and of less Affection to the strict Dependance of
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 253
these Goverm*? upon the Crown and Government of Enyhiiid,
to tlie hurt of llcr Maj*!'-'^ Interest which can be Amended
only by time, and a steady management of Affairs, whicli
will at length Convince the People of their own benefit in
Her Majesties Favour by tlieir good Obedience./
By the Rule of Five to one for Old Men Women and
Children Against the Mustered Souldiers I Judge this Prov-
ince to Contain when I arrived Fifty thousand Souls, these
are all Freemen and their Children besides the Blacks of
which Your Lordships have Account in my Answer to the
Affair of the Affrican Company./
This Number is Increased by One Thousand eveiy year,
and so I believe they are for these last six yeais that I have
served Her Maj^^ here, the Warrs and troubles with the
Indians notwithstanding./
The Cause of tlie Peoples removal out of this Province
is tlie Inequality of the Taxes, The Lands are equal our
health here the best of all the Provinces, Trade Superior to
any, but our Taxes are Seven times as much as any other
part of her Majestys Government from Carolina to New-
foundland, and there being nothing but a line of marked trees
between the Inhabitants of this and the other Provinces, and
they every year see that the whole burthen of the Warr, lyes
upon these Provinces, this Poor People can easily remove to
the next Colonys to that Degree that I believe we have lost
two hundred Men within this five years, most of them to Our
Neighbours of Connecticot, which will be all redrest and
People quiet when Her Majesty shall please to make the
Charge of the War equal u[)()n all the Governments.
In Peace the Impost and Excise tho very small will
maintain the Charge of the Massachusetts Government and
now we spend ui the Warr Thirty thousand pound jj Annum,
by a Land Tax, very heavy to the Planter./
I Mustered the Militia of the whole Province in the
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year 1702 and gave the Account to the Lords of the Planta-
tion sitting at that time, about Tenn thousand, and I believe
tliere are now One thousand More in the Musters, the Warrs
and troubles notvvitli standing.
The C(jiumoditys raised in this Countrey for Exporta-
tion for Europe, are Eish, Lumber, Oyl Tar, and other Gun>s,
Eurrs; Eish to the value of Thirty tliousand pounds Lumber
two Tliousand })Ounds, Oyl Eive thousand Tarr and Gums
Ten thousand, Eurrs One thousand pounds, besides these,
from hence comes into Great Britain, Sugar, Tobacco, Log-
wood, and other Dyes, Rice, Molasses &c to a very great
Value, produced and brought hither, by a Trade with the
West Indies, for Provisions horses and Lumber, and from
Virginia for a Coasting Trade and Barter holden with them,
all whicli Centre at home in England.
I know of no Commoditys of Europe Supplying tlie
Liliabitants liere, but from England directly tho they may
Originally come from Holland, Hamborough, Erance ( in
Peace ) or Spain, because the Acts of Parliament command
it to be prevented, and I am as Careful as is possible, tho it
be very Displeasing to such as use a false Trade.
The Trade of this Province is Increased in all the Arti-
cles above to a very great Degree, since my coming hither,
Except the Article 'of Eurrs which is abated by reason of the
War; The Indians carry their Eurrs to the Erench, and our
own Indians and English are prevented from Lying abroad
and following their Traps as in Peace. And I must add
that the Woolen Trade from England is also in a great
Measure abated, the People here Cloathing themselves with
their own Wool, and this is Occasioned by two things ~
Eirst the Excessive prices of all Goods from England noth-
ing is here sold at less than One hundred and Eifty pounds
p cent Advance, most Goods more. So that the Countrey
Men cannot purchase them. And Secondly, the Returns for
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 255
England in payment pass llnough so few hands, that many
if not most have no Share in thejn and so have not where-
with to pay for Goods And I l)egg your Lordships Pardon to
say, That unless the Kingdom of (Jreat Britain will please
to come into a Lumber Trade from these Provinces, and Her
Majesty will please to build some of her Great Sliips here,
tlie Trade for the Woolen Manufactory will every year gi'ow
less, tho the Peoj)le Increase to a very great Degree. Tlic}'
are proud Enougli to wear tlie best Cloath of England, if
Chopping Sawing and building of Ships would pay for their
Cloaths, and this method would double the sale of English
Woolen Manufactory presently ~
There wants notliing to prevent Illegal Trade, and the
Officers Her Majesty has here are very good, but tliey are
but four persons of Salary, and there are Forty harl)ours and
places to look after, where good may be Landed ; To Sup[)]y
all tliese places witli Officers purely upon the liead of pre-
vention where there is nothing to receive, would Increase an
unreasonable Chai'ge to the Crown- I am of Opinion That
if there were a good Yatch with six able hands always tend-
ing upon the Coast Obliged to Speak with all Ships coming
into these Provinces, the charge would be little and the pre-
vention very great, and Serve beyond all the Land waiting
and Officers possible to be Erected, and in a few Years might
be again abated when the Trade of Smugling were diverted
Our ships are of three Sorts, Above one hundred
Tonus Twenty
between Fifty and one hundred Tons, Sixty
below. These are Vessels belonging to the Province,
That Trade to the West Indies and the Shore of America
One hundred and Twenty which must demand One thousand
Saylors as near as I can set it, besides a like runnber of all
sorts built every two year for Merchants of London, and
elsewhere, there having been registred Generally Seventy
Vessels p Annum most of them built here-
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This Province lias all Sorts of Manufactures Setled, that
belong to Iron, Leather, Linnen, and Woolen tho to no
Degree capaple to serve the Inhaliitants as yet-
There is usually Shipped Eight hundred Tons of Train
Oyl from this Province, wliich alters yearly as the Whales
pass by us, nearer or furilier from the Shore, and as the
Weather happens for Boats to keep the Sea as they pass,
which they do every year from Pole to Pole-
Thc Fishing for Codd is much Superiour to Value of
Thirty thousand pounds p Annum which goes to Spain &c.
and returns mostly by England home again, besides the Trade
of Mackerill for the West Indies at Five thousand pounds p
Annum, uncertain-
Your Lordships Wisdome needs no Intimation of mine,
to know how these Provinces may be made happy and Ser-
viceable I am humbly of Opinion That the English Set>
tlem^ from Pemaquid to Delaware River, which never Cost
England above Tenn Thousand Souls to Settle them, which
Tract is now Divided into six several Governments, Contain
in them One hundred and Fifty Thousand Souls and are
daily Increasing, and are a very Industrious People, as
appears by a Subdued and well built Countrey and will stand
in need of nothing to make them such as Your Lordships
would have them but a good Defence against the Incursions
of the Indians and French by Land, which would be done at
once by a Colony of Tenn Thousand North Britains, who
might peaceably Enter upon a better Land than their own
with all advantages of Trade, Fishing and Lumber, and be
in a readiness to Assist the removal of the French from Que-
beck and Port Royal, and then the Peace and repose of these
Provinces, would make the Trade of all sorts five times what
it is presently. Over all wliich, if Her Majestyes Government
be justly Mamtained, and the People and Trade kept to a
strict and Constant dependance upon the Acts of Trade and
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Navigiition, and put upon the Linnen Manufactory for wLicli
the Countrey is Extreanily proper ; Tlie Mother will find her
Daughters Increase her Wealth and honour to a very great
Degree -
The last Clause of this Letter Commands the Publica-
tion of the Union of England and Scotland which was forth-
with done in the presence and Attendance of the Council,
Military Officers, the Regiment in Boston Horse and Foot in
Amies with all due Solemnity as the Minutes of Council will
further advise-
Your Lordships Next Letter was of the 12"' of May
1707 with Her Maj"®* Additional Instructions Commanding
the first Member of the Council to sit as President, and Exe-
cute the Commission of the Government, in Case of the
Death or Absence of the Governour, and the Order for tlie
Constant Attendance of the Councellours in New Hampshire,
which came not to my hands till the twelfth of July, four-
teen Months after, but were presently Communicated to the
Council, and are upon Record in the Council Books-
The next Letters were dated December 30^'' 1707 being
a Duplicate of the last Covering Her Majestys Letter of the
30"' of November 1707 referring to the Attendance of the
Councellours of New Hampshire at the Board ; was read in
full Council & Entred in the Council Books as I was Com-
manded-
The next Letters April the ISi^!' 1708 brought Your
Lordships Connnands to give an Account referring to Negro's
and the Affrican Trade to which I have Answered from both
the Provinces by four several Conveyances, Exact Copys,
which I presume, must some of them be arrived whereby it
appears that here is no Trade to the Coast of Guinea on their
Account to either of these Provinces.
The next Letters bear date 15*'?* of May 1708 Covering
the Acts of Parliament for the Ascertaining the Rates of
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Forreign Coyns The other for Encouragem^ of the Trade
to America both which have had their Solemn Publication
in both Provinces, and I hope will be duly Obeyed ; There
shall be nothing wanting on my part to make Her Maj"^^
Subjects sensible of the Favour done them in both those Acts,
and the Injury the Plantations have done themselves in rais-
ing the value of peices of Eight, on pretence of keeping them
in the Countrey which they have mist of, and have only
Lowered and Injured their own Estates thereby-
Your Lordships Letters of July the Eighth 1708 Direct
Me to take Care that M'' Bridger the Surveyor of Her Maj-
esties Woods be duly Assisted in his Duty of the preserva-
tion of all great Timber belonging to Her Majesty in both
the Provinces He is very sensible that at all times he has
had my Proclamations, Orders, Warrants and the Assistance
of the Justices & Sheriffs every where, and in all Dangerous
places I have Assigned him Guards for the Security of him-
self and his Deputys, and wherever he has had Tryals with
M^ Plaisted and M^ Mico, he has had Letters to the Judges
of the Courts advising and requiring them to do their Duty
to Her Majesty therein, as being the only Article wherein
any thing is Reserved to Her Majesty is these Great Prov-
inces, And because there was nothing of a Charter, nor any
Record of that saving of Great Timber to Her Maj'^?' in New
Hampshire I have Obtained a Law, which is humbly Offered
to Your Lordships in the Files, That it shall be One hun-
dred pounds Fine for any Person on any pretence to Cut
such Timber But am forced to acquaint your Lordships That
at the next Session of the Massachusetts Assembly in May
last I offered the same Act in the very words of the Charter
of the Late King but could not Obtain it to be Enacted by
tlie Representatives, which was the same House, that by a
farr minor part of what sat down at first ( who were necessa-
rily with drawn for the Defence of the Province ) sent away
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a Secret Address to Her Mujesty reflecting upon my self,
and perhaps if it could be known, the Care of Her MajM®^
Rights and Interests in this and other things are the Latent
reasons of all the Displeasure of that little party of Men,
against whom there is One hundred to One that are of
another mind.
Referring to the Councellours mentioned for New Hamp-
shire in this Letter, I hope M^ Vaughan their Agent will
take out the Warrants and if Your Lordships shall please at
his Return to Add him the said M^ George Vaughan, and
M"^ George Jaffreys son of a Councellour lately deced, they
are Men of Loyalty, Estates and Education and will Honour
the Queens Service in the Province of New Hampshire-
The Post Script of this Letter referring to the Barbarous
Method of the French and Indians Depending on them,
Scalping the Dead that fall into their hands, is upon Account
that the French Government have set the Heads of Her
Maj^'*^^ Subjects at a value, sometimes Forty Shillings, some-
times Five pounds which the Savages cannot Challenge with-
out shewmg the Scalps as the French have made it in their
Order referring thereto/ For This I have Expostulated
and Upbraided M^ Vaudreuil & M": Supercass and every
Governour on the French side, and Challenged them to tell
their own Master if they dare of such Barbarity used to
Cliristians but to no Effect, and have threatned them to leave
their Prisoners in the hands of the Indians as they have done
many of Ours but have prevailed nothing ; On the other
hand I have Treated their Dead and Living Prisoners with
all respect, tho as Your Lordships will see by the Acts of the
Assembly of the Massachusetts I have set the Indian Rebels
heads at One hundred pounds each who After a Forty Years
Submission and Allegiance to the Crown of England, and
Contrary to all Protestations and Covenants with me, at two
Appearances and Attendancies of me since my Coming to
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this Government without the least Provocation have broken
out and Murthered several Familys at the first Opening of
the Warr five years since, As in my Letters of those times in
Your Lordships Office will appear a very far different Case
from what your Lordships take Notice of in their Treatment
of Christians-
Your Lordships next date is of y® thirteenth of July
Containing an Instruction from Her Maj'^y Dated the third of
July 1708 referring to Molasses Rice &c. which I formerly
had and is well Established in the Custome House of both
Provinces ; All other clauses in that Instruction, referring to
the Union, Forreign Coyns, Trade to America are Published
and Established as Commanded, in both the Provinces-
Your Lordships next Letter is of the Twenty third of
July 1708 wherein I acknowledge my Self well rewarded for
all my Service here That any thing I have done against the
Indian Enemy is acceptable to your Lordships, and if the
proposals mentioned referring to Canada and Port Royal may
proceed, it will perfectly put the Nortli America with all the
Fishery and Naval Stores into her Maj4^^ hands and these
Provinces to a lasting repose-
I shall as Your Lordships Direct Maintain a good Cor-
respondance with my Neighbours of Rhoad Island, and tlie
rest, with whom I never had any personal Difference, but
was sometime since Commanded by their Lordships then at
the Plantation Board to take and remit Papers and Evidences
referring to the Neighbour Governments in which I pro-
ceeded upon Articles by Her MajH^^ Commands under the
Great Seal of England, and no otherwise-
It would be very happy if the (challenge of M^ Allyn
against New Hampshire may have an Issue after Thirty
three Years Strife-
I shall Continue my Care and Duty to Her Majestys
Affairs in M^ Bridgers hands and cannot suppose him Guilty
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 261
of any Neglect or Connivance, however shall use the Caution
Your Lordships have given me~
I humbly Pray Your Lordships Favour to M^ Vaughan
in his attendance I hope he will behave himself as he ought,
having always Observed his Loyalty & good Affection to
Her Majestys Government here-
I shall Obey Your Lordships Commands and put the
Letters to the other Officer by themselves for the Future-
I have also with these Letters a Duplicate of Her Maj-
estys Conunands referring to M^ Vetch and Borland and
others, and have proceeded long since in that Affair as I am
Commanded the Fines of every One of them were forthwith
restored, they having given Bond for their Attendance of a
New Tryal in Ordinary Form Except M^ Vetch who is not
yet returned, and the Courts are proceeding in their Tryals,
and the Accounts of Causes will-contain the issues of
those cases -
Your Lordships last letter is of the fourth of August
1708 Containing Her Maj^i^'^ Order referring to the Account
of Ordnance, Armes, Stores of Powder and shott remainuig
in Her Maj*^!®^ Castles and Forts in both Provinces- That
they be sent home yearly from the Twenty fourth of June to
the same day Annually -
I have not hitherto Neglected for four or five years last
past, the Account from the Castle of Boston, the Forts of
Salem and Marblehead, and from New Castle in the Prov-
ince of New Hampshire for every half year with the Expences
have been duly Transmitted under the Officers hands and my
Letter Conveying them unto the Board of Ordnance and are
well Arrived as farr as 1 can learn, and I Doubt not are
there remaining ending Lady Day and Michaelmas Day
Annually and shall now bo sent home to the Twenty fourth
of June last past for the years with the Information,- That
I had Fifty Barrels of Powder from the Tower of London,
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which came with me hither in April 1702 and since that I
received Twenty Cannon which are set in the Castle of
Boston in such places as Her Majesties Engineer has deter-
mined most proper for the Service ; All other powder and
Shot has been annually bought by the Province money given
for that End, and taken in the Powder Duty in both prov-
inces being One pound of powder for a Ton of all Ships
Coming hither in Trade. Duplicates of these shall be also
sent to Your Lordships Board, and are Inclosed with the
Papers in this Packet-
The Continual Marches in the Woods, and One hun-
dred and Ffty small Garrisons in the Frontiers and the Prov-
ince Gaily, which are all Maintained at the Province Charge
put me to the Expence of barrels of Powder p Annum
for which the Assembly raises a payment in Common with
other Ailairs, and is with great Strictness and Care Issued
by Warrant for the Several Services at all times which has
sometimes Cost Eighteen pounds a barrel And to the End
that the Stores of Powder might be kept safe and not Endan-
ger this great Town, I have this Summer built a very fair
Powder liouse of Brick Distant from any other Building and
Appointed & Sworn Officers to receive and Deliver all pow-
der and other Stores there kept, which cost the Province Six
hundred pounds-
Your Lordships will see by the Account of Cannon &c
That there are but four Fortifications that give in their
Accounts; The Castle of Boston, Salem, Marblehead, and
New Castle, besides which there are two other at present
holden by a standing force both in the Province of Main, one
at Saco River, and the other at Casco Bay, these two Forts
were built before my Coming hither only as Trading Houses,
but had each of them four Gunns for the Security of the
Trade, and when the War broke out, the Representatives of
this Province Earnestly Moved me to Slight them, and draw
il
OF THE STATE OP MAINE 263
in that Frontier, but they being the utmost Frontiers East-
ward, I have always possitively refused to Draw them in, and
while Coll Romer was here Her Majesties Engineer I got
that at Casco Enlarged and have usually One hundred men
in Garrison there. The other at Saco stood Inconveniently in
a Valley, and Colt Redknap Her Maj*!^^ Engineer now resid-
ing here has taken down this Fort, and Set it in a more advan-
tagious place down the River where it Covers the Fishery,
This put the Province this year to Three or Four hundred
pounds Cost, and will be for the future very serviceable -
I have had but One Inroad this Summer from Canada,
Mr Vaudreuil the Governour of Quebeck being in June last
at Montreal, Gave out his Warrant for the raising One thou-
dred Men for a Descent upon me. Of which I had soon Notice
from my Indian Scouts always lying in his Countrey, and
near him but not knowing where they Intended to light upon
me I was forced to Equip Two Thousand Men, Tenn Troops
of horse and the rest Foot, and lay them about One hundred
and fifty in every Village from Dearfield to Wells Two hun-
dred Miles in Length, But it so happened MY Vaudreuil
being then Three hundred miles from Quebeck where the
most of his Troops were to be raised, the People made a
great pretence of Sickness and Disorder amongst them so
that he fell in his demands to Five hundred, and when they
mustered they proved but Three hundred, and after three
days March, half of them being most Indians weary of the
War Deserted and Fled so that at Forty days, tliey fell in
upon Haverhill, an open Village of about Two hundred
Familys where as in other Villages there was a Troop of
Horse, and One hundred Men quartered who soon beat them
out of Town killed them Twenty men, and they Carryed
away as many wounds, and we lost here three Familys of the
Poor People, who without that Care, must One thousand of
them have perished in a few hours time./
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I have now abroad a force of Two hundred Men upon
their Snow Shoes ranging all the Old Settlement of the
Indians at Two hundred Miles Distance where I have kept
them from their planting & residence these Six years, and
Resolve by the help of God to keep them from thence till
they Desert the French Service and return to their Duty,
and Allegiance, And they now Confess it was Easy for the
French to draw them into a Rebellion, but they are not able
to support them in their own places, but they must leave
their Beloved Countrey for another that will bear no Corn
not Support them like their own " All this unspeakable
Trouble and Cost would be saved by rooting out the French
at Quebeck and Mont Real, and all the Indians in North
America would submit in One day, for want of Amies and
Ammunition as well as other Supports and Succours/
In the year 1692 The Government of this Province
Obtaining the Late Kings Favour for the Establishment of
the Methods of their Churches, And amongst other Laws for
that End An Act for the Settlement and Support of Minis-
ters and Schoolmasters and . thereby being Impowered to
raise a Maintenance for the Ministers Equally upon the
Inhabitants which in some places proved Inaffectual, so
many of the People Living Disorderly, and some of them
being Quakers, that there was nothing done towards the
Maintenance of a Minister in several places, particularly in
two Villages called Dartmouth and Tiverton, to remedy
which the General Assembly the last year added Sixty
pounds to the Publick Tax of Dartmouth, and Thirty to
that of Tiverton for the Maintenance of the Ministers there,
which the Quakers who were the Assessors of the Towns
perceiving refused to lay the Tax with that Addition, and
are since Restrained & Imprisoned by the Treasurers War-
rant for the whole Tax of the two Towns Amounting to
Five hundred pounds. I thought it my Duty to acquaint
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 265
Your Lordsliips herewith, Expecting a Complaint there upon,
I am Sony for their Suffering tho it be not upon the head of
Religion, and am also sorry that they would be Assessors of
the Tax to hr'mg themselves into trouble, they think it hard
to be taxed to the Maintenance of the Ministry, and if tliose
that are strictly of their profession were quitted it would be
no great loss, but it is Expected that if such an Indulgence
be given, a great many will profess themselves Quakers to
quit themselves of this Cliarge, as they have done from bear-
ing Armes, and many Villages in the Countrey would be left
without any Publick Worship on the Lords Day.
I humbly Offer it to Your Lordships Consideration hav-
ing no Interest in the matter but that Religion may be
Maintained.
At a Village called Swansey in the same County witli
these there was a Sober Young Divine a Master of Art who
preached to some of the People at their request ; The Select-
men of the Town being Anabaptists, Issued a Warrant to
tlie Constable to Convent him as if he had been a Vagabond,
and like to be Chargeable to the Town ; a Copy of that
Warrant is amongst the Papers ~
I humbly ask Your Lordships Acceptance of the
Several Accounts given in these Letters and Your
Lordships favourable representation of me to
Her Majesty ~
Am am My Lords
Your Lordships
most obedient Faitliful
Humble Servant
J Dudley
Since the writing of what is above
referring to tlie Assessors of Dartmouth
and Tiverton, being Imprisoned, by
the last Sessions of tlie Assembly.
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That matter is Accommodated and
the Persons Discharged of their Imprisonm*
and the raising that money for the Support
of the Ministers in the two Towns-
suspended at present ~
End : ) Massachusets
Letter from Col. Dudley Grov''! of the Massachusets Bay,
Bated 1 March 1708/9.
Boston March 27"> 1709.
May it Please y'' Lordshipps/
My Lords./
I have reed your Lordshipps letter of the
Seventh of July tlie 29"^ of Dec^ humbly pray leave to
Answer./
That the Act yo"" Lord^P^ ofer for the
Preservation of her Majesties woods has no relation thereto
that Act Prespects only pitch pine of w*'.^ Tree is made
Tar, Pitch, Tirpentine & Rozin, the mast Tree is another
Speice tho both pine, the pitch pine is preserved by the
Act to prevent the Destruction/ all at once and therefore
such Sizes shall not be cutt and such shall, and thereby
that tree w''^ now is to small will before you round any of
those provincis. be fitt for use and so for ages her Majestic
may be Supply'd, & the Materialls never wanting./
My Lords I had the Hon^ done me to be Con-
sulted by your hon''.'*' board before that Act was Drawn,
having been In those parts by his late Majesties Commis-
sion on the same affaire as now I am, and by my Travails
therein have Good knowlege of Its productions, w*'?' was
approved of by your Lordshipps board, and afterward
Enacted w'^'^out Amendmen'. ''
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 267
My Lords My complaint against M^ Plaisted I
hope Your Lordshipps Concieves it just, and altlio I
Proved by three Witnesses the ('utting Six large mast trees
yet was Cast the Jury being all as guilty as he was, &
tlierefore I was Cast and forever shall be, ( till an Act be
passed in Great Britain for the preserving her Majesties
Woods in the Plantations) the Whole Tryal I sent yoT
L^pjaps jg^gi^ yQ^j. notwithstanding M^ Plaisted has this
winter cut many masts above his Contract th6 his Lycense
Obliges him to his Contract w°.'' is Twenty Six Inches
Diameter the largest & Eighteen the smallest, but he has
Cutt masts above thirty Inches Diameter, as last year he
did w'^^out License ; I most humbly pray your Lordships
Orders whether he may Cut what, where & when he will
Contrary to his Contract, and License, and my Instruc-
tions./ and how I shall proceed on the Seizing such masts,
or Otherways./
My Lords In yo^ Lord^P'' leter you were pleased
to Direct that I must prove the Trees grew on Publick
land if so, w'^? all psible Submition I pray leave to Say
That It will be Impossible for me to prove that any Tree
did grow In the Woods belonging to her Majestic or on
Common land for the frontiers are very large, and the
Inhabitants very many, and do Every year, Cutt many
Trees w^.'^ I cannott Know of, they goe into the Woods for
12 or 14 days togctlicr, w'.'^ I know notliing of and there
cutt all what they meett w'" my Opinion w'''* great Sub-
mition to your Lordsi^.^ is that wlicn any Tree is Cutt and
Drawn to the Wat(,'rside that is above the Dementions the
Charter reserves, and above the Contract Size contracted
for, that then all such Trees were to l)e Seized by me, &
the proofe to lay on tliose that Did cutt such Trc(! and not
me for seizing the same (unless I could prove that such
Tree was not Cutt in Prival grants) I most liuinbly pray
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your LordsP.*' Orders in this Affaire and on this head for
my guidance./
My Lords The frontiers extends some what more than
fifty miles, where the masts grow, and there is Seventy
odd Saw mills on those frontiers and I have no assistance
I hnmbly submitt it to your Lordships consideration.
My Lords As to the Wast made In her Majesties Woods
I have and am still Endeavouring to prevent, w*** all the
Industry, Skill, and my uttmost Mannagment, but not
to Effect, and Pray your Lord^.^ to remember, that I have
noe Deputies ; having not received your Lord?? Directions
on that head, that Charge was to great together w*!' my own
Travailing Charges, besides the Law last year, and the
Expence I am at In refreshing the guards that attended,
til 6 the Gover'' ordred them, this is a Daily Expence and
not to be avoided. In the Winter w''^ is the time I must
be in the Woods, and many other Incident charges w^^ will
daily Occur, to great for my paying, & I hope your
Lordrshipps will Consider of it accordingly./
My Lords This is what I humbly aske pardon for
Troubling yoT Lordp? so often about, but it is a charge
that the Salary I have cannott Support if your Lordshipps
Considers the matter, & humbly pray leave to answer one
part of your LordP^ Leter, w'^.^ Says I solicited the Treas-
urey & was not Redress'd, Jt is true My Lords, but it was
Thus Your Lord^.^ board represented my Salary at once
and when my Instructions were taken out w*^? was soon
after I then knowing what Service I was to pforme, I peti-
tioned my Lord high Treasurer, who was pleased to answer
that he had done all that was represented to her Majestic,
& that I should goe to New England, & if the Seruice
required any further charge, I then must represent it home
and he would Consider it, w'''' I have now Done, & humbly
beg your LordR^ favourable representations of the Seruices
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 269
I am Obliged to p forme, and I Doubt not of reliefc, for
w'^.'^ trouble and your Lordp! patience, I most humbly beg
pardon, and Doc Assure your Lord^P^ nothing shall be
wanting in me towards preserving her Majesties Intrest
and Progative to my uttmost Power Submitting all to your
Lordshipps Great Justice & Wisdom./
My Lords As to MF Plaisteds Lycense in IGOl all the
Masts were cutt & the Contract f ulllilled many years before,
so by your Lordshipps Judgments on that Affaire the
Masts ought to Seized as they are and he Proceuted both
whch are Comply'd w*^'' the Offender is Cleered by the
Jury, and the masts are under the Seizure w*^?' I pray your
LordP.^ may be good to her Mae^^^ or to whome your
LordP.^ shall in your Judgment think most proper./
My Lords I humbly pray your lordshipps to believe that
the March*^ here told me the Premiums were not paid &
did said That was the Reason of the Decreace of naval
Stores, & as Soon as I Reed Your Lordshipps Lcters
accquainted them therewith, who Ansuered twas of late
if soe, But be the Cause what It will the Effect is very
plaine for this year in the Whole lleett there is no more
than 120: ^"^-^ii Tar: 1890 '■^^'" Pitch 124 Rozin 1333 barrells
of Tirpentine,
I can see the Woolen Manufacture here is Increaced very
much and Growing Daily, But am In hopes that in Peace
the people will be more Inclinable to the Making Pitch,
Tar, &c for now there is a great Number of Soldiers
Employ by the Government, besides the frontiers that now
are Exposed to the Ravages of the Indians will be than In
safety, those parts Producing good land, and most Proper.
My Lords I have made some Progress in the Raising hemp,
and hope shall in a few years be able to give Your JjordP.^a
good ace* thereof having allmost gon thro the wliole man-
agment of that Speice/
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My Lords I most liumbly pray your Lordp? pardon for
tlie mistakes I have made, and sliall take such care for the
future not to be guilty of any such faults more, neither
Avould I aske your Lordp? Soe often about my travailing
Charges and other Expences, if I could Support my self
and Doe the Duty required w^^'out an allowance for the
same./
My Lords Your Lord^.^ was pleased to accquainte the
Governor that your Lord^'^ was Informed that there was a
great many Saw Mills in these two Provinces, and that I
conived at, and gave leave too the cutting doAvn &
Destroying good mast trees, and Converting them into
Loggs, boards &c'^. w'^'' my Lords I Doe Denie, and begg
Soe much fauour of your LordH^ as to send me the Informers
names, and humbly pray that they may be Examined by the
Governor and that he may report the matter of fact to your
LordP.y
My Lords I have in Order to find the truth of this Infor-
mation fixed or put up a Paper at all the Meetting house
Doores on the frontiers and those places where the Saw
mills are and as well where the Inhabitants doe Log & Saw
boards a Copie of w'^? is following after this leter and if it
shall appear that I have been guilty I Desire, all the Afflic-
tions and Punishments that your LordR^ can Invent,
and other ways the Informers may doe me such Justice as
your Lordshipps sliall Judge meett for such an Offence,
for reputation is Eaquall w*l^ life. Submitting all to your
Lord*!'^ great care and Justice for her Majesties Intrest,
liumbly asking pardon for any thing that your LordP.^ shall
think I have Offended in this Letter or other ways/
I am
Your Lordshipps most
humble and most
Obedient Servant
J Bridger
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 27l
Copy of yc
sd Advertisement By Jn? Bi'idger Supveyoi' Generall &c.
Whereas there is adviee from Whitehall tliat
severall persons of thos Provinces of New
England Perticulerly of the Massachusetts and
New Hampshire have made Complaint home
to Great Britain that there is a great Number
of Saw Mills in those Provinces and That I
have given leave to the Cutting of good mast
trees Into Loggs boards &c^ /
I hereby give notice to the Informers and
all other Persons whatsoever That shall make
appear on oath, that I ever gave such leave or
pretended to give leave and whom they sliall,
or any of them shall on such proofe made
Recieve one hundred pounds _g)
And I doe further give notice that Whereas
there is a great Wast made by the Inhabitants
above said in her Majesties woods, and on
Common land, not being the Property of any
privat person, on mast trees, of more than
twenty four Inches diameter at twelve Inches
from the ground. All which are Expressly for-
bid and are Reserved for her Majesties Seruico,
by the Charter of the Massachusetts, the law
of New Hampshire, the Offenders thereby doe
incurr the Penalty of said Charter and law
provided : for the Discovery and Dew-Proceu-
tion of every such Offender, and for Encourag-
ment of such as shall doe their duty to hei-
Majestic herein, I doe promise hereby a reward
of ten pounds to every person or persons that
shall make Discovery of any such Offenders,
Giving me such Information as I may be
272 DOCUMENTARY HISTOHY
thereby Enabled to pioceute to Ett'ect such
Information, and to prevent all such Spoyle
and waste for the future I doe hereby strictly
forbid all persons whatsoever from Cutting and
Destroying any Tree or Trees whatever that
now doe grow or that shall hereafter grow or
be in any of her Majesties Woods or on Com-
mon land as before mentioned as they will
Answer the contrary at theire Perril and the
iittmost Severity of the Law Given under My
hand in Portsmouth this seventh day of Febu"
in the Seventh year of her Majesties Reign
Anno Domini 1708/
J B Sury^ GenV —
End : ) New England
Letter from MC Bridger
Surveyor General of g'^ Woods
m A7nerica, dated at Boston
y'^ 2'r'} of March 1700./
" Col" Noyes Letter a¥ Snow-Shoes./
Jan6, 17S"
Newbury y'' 6 : of January 1709 : 10
May it please your Excleucy
I received your letter which gave me an account Concerning
the snow shoe men that there wase two shillings for this
yeare «& one shilling for next year granted to each of them,
but Nothing alowed for the New snowslioe men as was
expected, your Exelency was pleased to write to me the last
OF TELE STATE OF IMALNE 273
Winter that if any of our snow shoe men were tied or
removed we shonld make u]) our number in the resjDective
Companies as at the first, and that yon wold take care to
Moue it to the generall court that we should be alowed for
them as at the first or as the first were, and In obedience to
your Comand 1 writt to all the oficers in the regiment and
required them to make good their first Number of snow shoe
men, and gave them incurigment that they should be alowed
for them, and they do Expect five shillings each man for their
snow shoes and mogginsons as the first had alowed them
which is but halfs the first Cost,
I have lost my Ensign e by Death, and wold Intreat your
Exelency to apoint me another or give me leaue to Nomuiate
one, my first sargent his name is William Titcomb which I
thinke is a sutable man, for the place and in Cans your Exe-
lency do aproue of the man and grant him aCoinition It will
greatly oblige me who am 3'our Exelences most Hum])le and
obedient servant.
Thomas Noyes
( Superscribed )
On Her Majesties Service
To His Exelency .Joseph
Dudley Esq'' Captaine general
and Coinander in (!heef in
and ouer Her Majesties
province of the
Massatheusets Hay
In Newingland
&c.
Letter Roh^. Pike to Cnpt. Benj. Larriby.
Casco ye 6: of January 170^
Worthy S'-
These are to Informe you that this Morning the
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Indians Came witli a flag of truce & 8 letters from M"" Little-
field who Gives an a county^ as he was Oiiming from Cannada
y* last fall he was stopt by a Cannade Indian and afterwards
sold to a Norige^'*''^ Indean who has Kept him there this win-
ter far better than he Could Expect & to Recompence him
got his own liberty & Supply there great want which we
sopose thay are now In has sent to pray y" Governor to Send
a Sloop to [ Sackelipook] w ith Leut"* Poare & onely 3 men
More he has allso sent to a Gentle Man in Boston to Send
down 2 Hogseds of Corn 2 of Meal 1 or 2 of Pease 150 wait
of Tobacco Sider Bear Cloth Shews & many other things
within 15 days & thay will be there to meet y'" att y*' time
appointed wee Could have but very little Discourse with y™
for thay would Cum not a step nearer y" y'^ Hill thay say
thay have lyen still aboue a Year and porpose to doe no more
Mischeif but bid us have care of y*' Cannede Indeans thay
allso say there is great News att Cannade but will not tel
what it is. this is all Needf ull att present with Due Respects
to all freind
from yours to serve Rob*- Pike
( Superscribed )
For
Cap'" Benj" Larraby
To be left att
Mrs. Mary Gefferses
In Lin
" Cap^i' Moody 8 Letter of the 27th of January, 1709/10 by
V Bane - iv^^' a V from Josiah Littlefield. N". i."
Casco 27 Jan'y 1709/10
May it please y'^ Excellency
This morning appeared three Indians upon y® Hill behind
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 275
US w*'' a flag of truce : Que of them came forward and
left a letter upon y*' fence which is here inclosed.
They w'' hardly psuaded to tariy at all after y®
delivery of y" Letter (being, as they said) ordered to y®
contrary by y"" Sagamore, but in fine upon y* promise of
a pipe of Tobacco w"" prevailed w"' to discourse ab'' Six
Minutes & told Lev* Bean in short y' they of Kenne-
beck had been quiet above a year, & designed to remain
so, but withal cautiond him to be very care full, for they
beleiv'' y*" French Indians would be abroad & do all y*'
Mischeif they could ~ They also intimated to him y*- y""
was a party of them near, & y*^ Lev^ Littlefield of Wells
was with them, & y*^ y'' reason of their comeing at this
time was some great News they had at Canada, & y'' if
I would write to y"" Excellency they would tarry in these
parts till they had an Answer to y*' Inclosed, & so went
off in hast -
Leu^ Bean will be Able to give y*^ Excellency A more
pticular ace* We are in extreme want of good whale
Boats I would humbly pray y'^ Excellency to order us
two or three p y'' Next Conveyance- And if I may be
Any wayes serviceable in this affair, I should chearfully
reveiue your Excellency's Orders, & indeav'" a strict
complyance w"* them.
I am y'" Excellency's
most humble & obed*^ Serv*
Sam" Moodey
( Supersci'ibed )
To
His Excellency Joseph Dudley Esq.
Govern'' Captain Gen" & Comaud*^
in Cliief of Her Maj*y«
Province of y" Massachusetts &c
In Boston
These g Lev* Bean w"^ all speed
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" Littlefield' L> to Ids Ex'-'J N? ^."
Janeary the 29-17
I tbovght it convanent to give to his Exilence an acovnt
wheare I am and how the case stands with me I was cominsr
home in the fal and was taken b}^ a canady Inden which toki
me that I must go back to canady again and I tokl him I
thovght 1 covld not by reason of sicknes in my Jorney and
he tokl me then he wovld kil me and was a Inden that
belonging to noiigway and I spake to him to plad for me
that I might remain at norigway al winter and with much
porswading he Sokl me to a Inden belonging to Norigway
which have nvsed me and have recovered me and have
promesed him payment for the love he bares to me in that
rasp^ for he has been like a father to me and now he is
very willing that I shoold com home if your Excelence
wovl give leve that a slope may come to Sacatyhok and to
send Joseph bane for thay have a dasier to come to spak to
gather and thay wovld have no other man than Joseph bane
to come for thay raknes that it all one as tho yovr one parsen
wase theare if Joseph bane be living and if not som other
good onest man.
So I ramain yovr hvmbel sarvent hoping that yov will take
pety on me
Josiah lettelfeild
and to send bvt three
men and be side Joseph \ and after the arivel
bane in the slop i } of this leter the
) / Slo[)e to Sacothok
in fifteen dayes
( Superscribed )
for hare
Maigsty Sarves
in heaste
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 277
" Josiah lAttlejield to TJiomas Barhar No. 5 "
Jan vary the 29 17
Cosen barber after my love to you and to al my frinds I have
sent a leter to the govener that a slop may come to Sacothok
and I wovld pray yov to send me this goods wich I set
down- two hogsets of meale and one hogsits of corn and one
hog'sits of pase and ten yeards of brodcloth of a sad coler.
ten yeards blve brodcloth and a pes of Coten and vearey fine
lase for theare cotes golovene of 2^-3 sort^ 4 yards of rid
silk and a pes of holen verey f [ine] and a cote of drovet and
4 peare of Slioes frinch fales 1 dusc^ns of knives and a bras
cetel of two galens and a caster liat and two spoones and one
pes of cloth for slierts and 50 wait of good role tobaco and
100 wait of role tobaco tw° beariels of Sider one brel of
beare and 15 Galens of rome and thred and silk for the mak-
ino; and one dusen of braslets and some fine Shov bucles and
two large ( hath^ ) and two cheses and a good hansome ocmie
spovne and I wovld pray yov to send me a good svte of
close and stocknes and shovse and hat and tel M'^ gugch that
if he will Joyne hear is beaver anovf.
pray fvlfil this papr and in so doing yov will oblige yovr
frind
Josiah lettelfeild
( Superscribed )
for M-^ Thomes
barber Att boston
daliver
" Josiah Littlefield to Gaf^^ Moody ".
Jvneari the 29 170
Cap Movdey after my love to yov I wovld [)ray yov to
make these Indens very welcome for one is my mastei- thear-
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fore pray be kind to them anid if you can send me a old cote
and a peare of stoknes and a litel tob[aco] if it be bvt a
povnd or two no mor bvt ramaine yovrs to comand
Josiah lettelfeild
or Cap larbe
( Superscribed )
for Cap Moodey
or Cap larby
Boston in New England Jan'^ 31, 1709./
My Lords./
My last General Letters were by Captain Rid-
dell in Her Ma*^^ Ship the Falmouth, who being well Arrived,
I hope your Lordships had the past Years papers and Accounts
to your Lordships Satisfaction, This comes by Cap* Teate in
the Reserve, who brings home y*^ Mast Fleet and other Ships
from these Provinces, and in your Lordships Packetts now
humbly presented there are in the files, the Acts of the
Assembly's of both Provinces, Minutes of Council of each
Province distinct, Continuation of the Revenue, & Taxes
Granted to Her Majesty for the Support of the present War,
which is this Year grown to a very great Sum, The last Years
Expence Amounted to Thirty Thousand pounds for the
Ordinary Service by Sea & Land in the Defence of y" Prov-
ince iind the Thousand Musquetiers that In Obedience to her
Ma'y® Commands were raysed in the s"? Provinces w^^ Trans-
ports & Provisions for them Amounts to Another Thirty
Thousand pounds, of which I must yet humbly Acquaint
your Lordships, Her Ma'^® good Subjects have not been Lnpa-
tient, but readily Granted the payment thereof to the Officers,
and Souldiers & Saylors w*^? all chearfulness, in hopes Her
Majesty, if the War Continue, will please to revive that
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 279
Exped'°" in the Spring, there being no manner of doubt,
vv*l' the favour and blessing of Almighty God upon Her
Ma'^'* Amies, of the Reduction of Canada & Nova Scotia to
Her Majesty's Obedience, and all the Trade of Naval Stores,
enough for all Europe, will be intirely in Her Ma*^'^ Disposi-
tion, & if a peace shouod Intervene It is humbly prayed that
Her Majesty will Insist upon the rendition of Quebeck, Port
Royal & y*" Dependency's. The Standing in Amies of ab*
Three Thousand Men in all these Northern Piovinc;es dur-
ing the whole Summer, & the march of the One halfe of
them to a place called Wood Creek ( One hundred Miles
distant from Albany ) the head of the French Waters passing-
down to Mont Real, and ab' halfe way thither from Albany,
where they raysed a Fortification and dwelt four montlis. So
amused the French that they have Stood in their Amies all
Summer, and not Suffered any Party's of their own, or the
Indians to march upon the Frontiers, as in all times past. So
that I am got into the Winter, which is my time to Visit
them, if to be found, and my Snow Shoes are ready to March
upon every Intelligence of their motion to their hunting-
ground, about Two hundred Miles distant from this place,
where th6 we do not alway's Meet them, yet they See our
Tracks and are sensible So much of their Danger, that in
August last Fifty Family's of the Eastern Rebels, who have
been perswaded by the French to forsake their Allegiance to
the Queen marched from Penobscott in the East, to the
Maqua's Country, which must needs be Six or Seven hun-
dred Miles, and in the presence of some Gentlemen fiom
Albany, Acquainted the Maquas that they had been drawn
into the War by the French Missioma-y's, That IVK Voudreuil
the Govern^ of Quebeck promis'd to support them, & march
halfe french wH' them, in their Expeditions, but instead thereof
he had Neglected them, and they were all diiven from their
Country these Seven Years past by the New Englanders, and
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had not gotten One bushel of Corne in all tliat time, and
were now come to dwell under the Maqua's feet however the
Maqua's told them they were Rebels, and had Murthered
their brethren of New England, and they would not receive
them, and forced them to proceed to the Sinekars the furthest
of the Five Nations, where they are Setled, and I hope I
shall not have any further Trouble w*^'' them, so far as their
Number will go, Because the Sinekar's will be their Masters,
and while the Five Nation's Maintain their Friendship with
us ; we must be safe of them, but there is Danger of the
whole Body of the Maqua's least they desert us, upon the
faylure of this Years Expedition, they are an Eager, Jealous,
false People, and are very hardly steady ed in their depend-
ance upon New York, the French Missionarye's are so con-
stantly amongst them.
I hope Col? Nicholson and Cap* Moody are Arrived long
before this date, who came hither Voluntiers in Her Ma'^*
Service for the Exped°°° to Canada, and who I am well
Assured will justly represent the readiness and Obedience of
these Provinces to Her Ma'^^^ commands for the Expedition
to Canada, and humbly to represent the great cost of that
preparation, and to pray Her Majesty's most Gracious Con-
sideration and Assistance in the past charges as well as the
further proceeding in that Expedition, for the removal of the
French Colony's of Quebeck & Nova Scotia without which
it will be Impossible for us to proceed either in our Trade at
Sea or oiu' Inland Settlements, which tlie Industrious people
of these Provinces are very Capable of, and ready to proceed
in to the Advantage of Great Britain, as well as the quiet &
Repose of the Inhabitants here.
I have since my last Letters by Cap! Riddel, The honour
of Three of Your Lordships Letters, -the first is dated the
12'^'' of January 1708/9, the first Clause whereof refers to
Naval Stores of Tarr & and particularly Masts, and the
Security of Her Majesty's Rights therein.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 281
1 most huml)ly Acknowledge your Lordsliip's favour to
me ill Acceptance of my Service therein, I shall continue it
w"' utmost Diligence, as your Lordships Sees in the New
Hampshire Act referring to the paym* of Tarr mto the
Treasury in all publick Taxes sent liome w"^?* Cap^ Riddell,
and the other Law in the same Province, putting the Penalty
of One hundred pounds for any breach upon y® Dimensions
of Mast Trees, I have not yet made any further process in
the Assembly of the Massachusetts to Obtayn it to be
Enacted there, l)ecause at tlie same time that I represented
that matter to your Lordship's, I also gave my Lord Sunder-
land Account thereof, as was my Duty, and his Lordship in
his Answer, of ye fourth of August 1709. After his very
favourable Acceptance of my Service to Her Majesty, in the
business of Naval Stores, seems to be of opinion that I had
better have Omitted the Offer to the Assembly of the Mas-
sachusetts, and let it have rested upon the provision in the
Charter, as being sufficient Agreeable w'^ what your Lord-
ship's have written which I humbly Confess I had better
have done. If I had Expected the least doubt or delay in the
Assembly's Obedience to the very Words of the Charter,
which I keep strictly unto for fear of any demur, but my
reasons why I Offered it, I shall humbly Submit to your
Lordship's Censure, and do therein further as your Lord-
ship's shall Command me ; Upon an action and presentment
of a Trespass by M^ Bridger her Ma'^y^ Surveyor brought
against certain Tresspassers, the Party's pleaded that there
was no Law of the Province Enacted and published wherel)y
they were made breachers, and secondly That MT Surveyour
was not in Law the prosecutor so Established and declared,
both which Exceptions, tho there be Nothing in Law, of
Weight in them, prevailed w^^" the Court, and therefore I
thought to Obviate & remove them by this Act which was
also M^ Bridgers Earnest desire, that lie might proceed with
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the less difficulty, I humbly refer the matter to your Lord-
ships Consideration, and shall do therein as your Lordships
command.
The business of Councellours for New Hampshire Men-
tioned in that Letter, Labours still, I have but Seven in that
List, two of them near Four Score, and Waldron Hilton and
Smith, have not yet taken out their Warrants, if M^ George
Vaughan who lately Attended your Lordships, and George
Jaffrye's were admitted, or all five of them, it would be a
service to the Province, they are men of the best Estate and
Loyalty, in the Province, and without some of them, in Case
of the death of M^ Coffin & M! Ware of the great Age I
mentioned above, I shall with difficulty Get a Quorum of the
Council for y*^ necessary Service of the Province.
The Act referring to a Duty upon Negroes Imported, is a
Clause in an Act Entituled, An Act, to prevent a Spurious
Issue, brought in upon several complaints that several
Negroes had lain w^V White Women, and has been since
Transmitted in 1706, by Cap* Matthews & in the year
1707 by Cap. Stuely and M^ Secretary Pople Acknowledges
the receipt thereof in his Letters on file, and th6 the reason
that I formerly Assigned of Negroes running from us, Seems
to be equal w^^ Carolina & other Colony's, the force of it
continues because they will alway's run to tlie Southward
for warme Weather, and as the cold is disagreeable to them,
so it demands of y'^ Master much more Cloathing, and Gives
him much less Service for Six Month's in the year.
Your Lordship's next Letter is of the Eleventh of Feb^'^
1708/9 referring to Her Ma^^^ bounty in the Supply of Ord-
nance & Stores for y® Province of New Hampshire w^*' are
all since well arrived & disposed by a Committee, Major
Vaughan of Her Majesty's Council, M^ Penhallow Treasurer
& Comissary General and Cap* Flunkins Speaker of the
Assembly, The Ordnance in the Fort, and the powder in
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 283
Two places for fear of Danger, and Inclosed is their Account
& Receipt, as well as Copy of my Orders thereabout, which
is the best posture I am capable to Dispose them into, and I
hope will be to your Lordships Satisfaction as well as to the
Board of Ordnance, to whom I have Covered the same
papers & Accounts of Expence downe to the 24"' of June
last, as I am Commanded.
Your Lordships last Letter in of the 28^!^ of March 1709,
referring to the furtlier Encouragem* of the Production of
Naval Stores, and to have consultation thereupon, in (Jbed-
ience whereunto, I have had several Meetings of the princi-
pal Merchants and Traders in those Commodities, and
Inclosed in what they have humbly to propose.
I shall not fayle to Use all possible Endeavours to better
those Commodity's & Encrease the Trade of them, but while
the War lasts, it will not rise so fast, the Tarr burners are
forc't to straggle in y® Woods, & are often in Danger of the
Enemy where they work, as well as that they are necessarily
taken off from their Labour into the Service of the War, to
guard the Frontiers, and this Year Especially to that Degree,
that every Fifth man in the Province was Obliged to serve,
there being Two Thousand men of this Province in Amies,
and our Lists of the whole in Ordinary make but Ten
Thousand.
I hope M^ Bridger doe's me right to acquaint Your Lord-
ships that in all his Visitations of y^ Woods he has as often
as he Desires, Guards of Musquetiers & Troopers to Secure
him ( as I have Myselfe ) & Warrants to all Sheriff's, Consta-
bles &c. to Assist him in Seizing and Discovering any
Trespass, & Securing the Trespassers there is yet some Mis-
understanding between him and M^ Collins Agents, whose
Warrants to provide Masts for her Ma}^^ Service are come to
hand, but there is yet, but One Sliip of Three Arrived to
take up the Masts, which if kept too long in the posture they
284 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
are here in, will suffer damage, how the Delay of the Ship's
happens, we have here no Account, unless that they are
otherwise Diverted, and if so, other Ships Must be gotten
least y'' Masts be hurt by the Indians, or suffer w*J* bemg
undrest, or by lying part in and part out of y® Water, I am
Semsible the bringing home of Masts at this time is a great
Service to Her Majesty, and therefore have thought it my
Duty to Cover the Labourers in the Woods, \v^^ good Guards,
these seven Years past, without which they must have been
left to the Enemy, every day they Used an Ax in the Woods,
and I sliould be sorry after all that Labour, any of them
should be lost.
I am Informed there is before Her Majesty, I suppose at
your Lordship's Board a Complaint from the Government of
Connecticutt referring to the Line parting the Two Provinces,
The General Assembly here, have Earnestly desired that they
may be heard thereupon and doul)t not to Sett that matter in
a true Light to Her Ma'^* Satisfaction, The Question is Sev-
enty Year old, and nothing new since my Arrival, nor am I
any otherwise concerned in it then to know her Ma'^* pleasure
& See it Obeyed.
I shall Trouble Your Lordship's but w^^ One Short Article
or Two more, the first is referring to the Supply of her
Ma'^y^ Ships of War with men, which notwithstanding the
late Act of Parliam^ forbiding the Takeing of any men, out
of Privateers or Ship's Tradeing in the Plantations, and not-
withstanding the heavy War upon the s^ Provinces by the
French & Indians, as well upon the Frontiers Inland, as upon
the Coast by Sea, which the last Year Imployed So many ;
Her Majesty's Commanders of the Men of War, particularly
Cap! Teate now returning thinks himself hardly dealt with,
that he has no Men Supplyed to him from hence, which is
Impossible for me to do, - Unless I take the Planters from
the Plough, or Trades men from their Stalls, Notwithstand-
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 285
ing I have allowed him to beat up his Drums for Voluntiers,
and Encouraged him to See his Fleet well man'd, and to
borrow in case of Necessity, a man or Two out of each Ship,
it being for their own Defence and to restore them again at
his first port in Great IJi-itain which is all that is in my power,
since the Act of Parliani* has otherwise provided for liis
Supply.
I should be wanting to my Duty, if I should not here Sub-
joine that Cap* Teate for Three Years last past, lias behaved
himselfe with all Diligence, and to my Satisfaction in liis
Attendance upon the Coast.
The other Article is referring, to One Thousand small
Amies that her Majesty of her great bounty & favour sent
hither for the Expedition to Canada, & w*^ whicli One Thou-
sand Effective men were Armed for that Service, and are
now taken and Secured by the Officers, that they may if that
Service do not proceed, be taken in, and kept at Her Maj-
esty's Castle of this place, for tljc defence of the Province in
any future Expedition, which will be a gi*eat Strengthning of
the Country, & always ready for y" Service, and if otherwise
Absolutely given to the Souldiers, as by Some is Expected,
will be soon lost or dis})osed, beyond any power of the Gov-
ernm* to bring them into tlie Service again. I liumbly Sulv
mit this Article to your Lordsiiips Consideration, to Move
Her Majesty tlierein, if it be Agreeble to Your Lordsliip's
better Judgement tlierein
My Lords, In tlie defence of this country these seven
Years past, I have done the Utmost, to defend the Province,
and have had good Success theri'iii, and have Endeavoured
to put forward the rayseing of Naval Stores, and in this last
Summer, have had my Quota of men Superiour to any Her
Ma'y^ Governing my neigh boiir,s, and shall not faile, if I may
have Her Ma*^* commands for the Revival of that Expedi-
tion, and I humbly pray that my Service may be Acceptable
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to your Lordships, and that Your Lordships will please to
represent me well to Her Majesty.
I am
My Lord's
Your Lordships
Most obedient humble Servant
J Dudley
End : ) 3Iassachusets
Letter from Colonel Dudley Crov^.
of New England., Dated the 3P^ of
January 1709/10 relating to the
provinces under his Grovernm*.
[ with abstract ]
To His Excellency Joseph Dudley Esq^
Captain Generall and Governour in chiefe, in, &
over her Majestys Province of the Massachusetts
Bay, & the Hon**^^ House of Representatives, in
Generall Court Assembled ffeb'"^ 1 : 1709.
The Petition of Thomas Willis of Medford
Humble Sheweth
That in Obedience to Your Excellency's Order
Dated the Tth day of October 1708, Your Petitioner Imbarked
his Servant Peter Eeds, on board the Province-Galley, the
next day, to Proceed to Winter=Harbour, to do the Mason's
Work of Her Majesty's ffort, then Erecting there, who
accordingly Performed the s? Service, & was absent from
Your Petitioner thereupon, untill the 17th day of Novem""
next after, in which time are 35 Dales besides Sabbaths, for
which at 3/6 p diem ( the wages the s'^ Eeeds was Taken
OF THE STATE OF MAESTE 287
from at Castle William ) there is due to Your Petitioner the
Sum of Six Pounrls, two shillings, & six pence, which Your
Petition"" has made application for, to the Hon^^** John Wheel-
wright Esq"" one of the Commission" for Building the s'' ffort
who sales They have not money to Pay the s"? Wages, &
Y^ Petition^ remains hitherto unpaid.
Your Petition'' therefore ilinnl)]y Prays Your Excel-
lency, & Honours, to Give order to the Province Treas-
urer, to Pay him the s"^ sum of Six Pounds, two shillings,
and six pence, being justly due to him, more than a
year since.
And Your Petition^ Shall as in Duty bound Ever
Pray
Tho- Willis
In the House of Representatives
ffeb^y 9th 1709. Read &
Resolved That the sum of Six Pounds, two
shillings, & Six pence be Allowed & Paid,
out of the Publick Treasury, to Thomas Wil-
lis the Petitioner, for his Servant, Peter
Eeds his wages, abovesaid.
Sent up for Concurrence.
John Clark Speaker
February 9 11^
In Council -
Read and Concurr'd
Is'""^ Addington Secry
Petition of David Jeffries.
To his Excy Joseph Dudley Esq"" Cap*^ General &
Gov"" in chief in & over y*" Province of the Massachu-
setts Bay in N. Engl''- The Hon'^'« the Council &
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House of Rep^'sentatives in Gen" Court Assembled
Feb^y 1'' 1709. -
The Petition of David Jeffries of Boston Merch*
Sheweth
Tliat the Pinke Unity lately built at Kittery John Evars
Masf, being a new Ship never yet at Sea hailing on board
the Ship New Hampshire for y*" Sitting of her Masts, tooke
out of her some Merchandizes Imported from Great Britain,
& Directed for this place, to help ballast lier, being then to
come about hither, to Take in her Ladeing, the whole ffreight
whereof from Piscataq amounted but to Three pounds, Fif-
teen Shillings, for w'^*' the Impost Officer, demands Tunnage
or powd'" money to be paid for the s*^ ship contrary to the
Common Usage for Ships built within this province, from
whence She has never yet Sailed
Yo'' Pef therefore prays yo"^ Ex^y and this Hon''^® Assem-
bly, That the Demand of the s"^ Impost Officer may be
Abated, And that he may have Direction to Clear the s'^
Ship without requiring the s'^ Duty of Tunnage
And yo"" Pef as in Duty bound
shall ever pray &c
David Jeffries
In the House of Representatives
ffeb'-y 7th 1709 Read &
Ordered That the Prayer of
tliis Petition be Granted
Sent up for Concurrence
John Clark,
Speaker
Die pdict.
In Council.
Read and Concurr'd, And y* y'' Officer be Direct'^
accordingly.
Is* Addington Secry.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 289
Letter from Joseph Dudley^ Governor, Feb. 3, 1700.
Boston, febr. :3, 17U1J.
Honest Bean is witli nice with your Letters & returns
witli Instructions to proceed to Sagadahock for the rcdeif of
Litlefeild & to hear what the Indians will say
Hill brings him in his sloop with four whaleboats for
your service you must take great care in their dispatch &
return as soon as may be & let there be nothing sent said,
nor done but wliat you have my Express orders for tlie busi-
ness with Those llouges is so Nice & of such Importance,
that nobody must ( Insert ) themselves into it
Send Bean either in the sloop I am your servant
or whaleboat as you think best. J Dudley
I have spoken to my biother
Scwall about Longfellow.
You are always safe when
you remember your orders.
" Copy of Letter to Cap*- Sam'^ Moodey Casco Fort,
Feh'-'J 1709''
Boston Feb'y 4'" ITOI)
S'-
Your Letter came to me by Bean & Inclosed a Lett"^
from Littlelield, Whereupon the Assembly Sitting Advised
me to proceed to Send Bean in a Sloop to Sagadahock to
releive Littlelield, & to hear wliat the Indians would Say-
But before his Departure we are Surprized by a Lett^ from
yo"" Fort Signed Robert Tike that Tells us of other Lettei-s
from Littleficld, Importing y^ Sending of Hoggshcads of
Corne, Meale, pease, Clothes, Shoes &c of which you have
given me no Advice, hereupon by the Advice of the Council
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& Assembly, 1 have withdrawn my Orders to yo'' selfe &
Bean & y** Instructions as being not well Informed how to
prDceed for want of those papers, & yo'" further Letters of
what you know.
This will delay my Resolutions, & may be a great hurt to
the Service, if the Ind"^ in the mean time Shew themselves,
you must Insist upon the Delivery of Littlefield without any
purchase but that upon his Delivery to you, if they will Tell
you what they would have me know from them, you will
carefully Report it to me and give them my Answer in
Twenty days.-
You must keep Bean to Interpreat, & send some oth^ good
Courageable fellow Express with your Letters with all possi-
ble speed
Yo-- Serv*
J Dudley
Letter from Capt. Samuel Moodey to Governor Joseph Dudley,
nth Feb. 1709/10.
Casco 11th Feb^y 1709/10
May it please y"" Excellency
This day Lev* Bean returnd av'*" y' Excellency's letter,
' I am heartily sorry y* my inadvertency should occasion
y'' delay of y"" Excellencys designs & prove hurtfull in
any measure to y® intended service.
The inclosed letters came w**' y*^ other from Lev* Little-
field w'^'' I confess I ought before to have given advice
of, & must beg y*" Excellency's pardon for my neglect in
y* Matter. Yet withall ( being greatly astonished w**^
advice I have now from Boston as if I w"" suspected
of ill designs in concealing y'' inclosed letter to Barber,
V* a private trade w"' y"') 1 do sollemnly protest to y"^
Excellency ( & before God I be not ) y* my design was
I
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 291
only to prevent its comeing into y'' hands of private
gsons who might send them supply's w^'' out y"" Excel-
lency's Knowledge ; & y^ I have never designed any
such tiling, or so much as entertained a thought of it, as
well knowing how displeaseing it would be to y"^ Excel-
lency, & injurious to my country, in whose Service I
have ever indeavoured to be faithfull, & hope, if by
providence I w"" called to it, I should not account my
life dear. I have now sent y"" Excellency y^ whole truth
of all y* 1 know. No indians have appeared since Le*
Bean left us, but 1 gsume are yet in y*' Bay or places
adjacent one of y"^ Cannoes being discovoured near Jew-
ells Island by a Fisherman y* came in here about Eight
days since. I am
y Excellency's most
humble & Obedi'
Servant
Samm" Moodey
''Fehni 2^th 1709 His ExceWy^ L"^ accompaiii/ing a 2'^ Z*"^
from Cap* Moody iv*'' ttvo L^^^ from Littlejleld '"-
Tuse[day] Evening
S^
This evening an Express from casco bay brings me this
Letter, with two from Littlefeild one to Cap* Moody the
other to his Couzen F)arbar put the Letters now in order.
1 M' Mood} l""} Letter.
2 Litlefeild letter to the (iovernour
3 Capt Moodys 2*» letter
4 Littelfeild to Moody
5 Litlefeild to Barbar
& after you have comunicated them to the Countnl carry
them your self to the Representatives and Desire them from
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iiiee to Read them in order & if they have any thing to
Advise me thereupon, 1 Desire them to do it freely, &
speedily.
your servant
J Dudley
[Superscribed]
[To M""] Secretaiy Addmgton
Boston
Letter from Capt. Andreiv Robinson.
Most honoured Su- i am heartily sory that there is such delays
in what was proposed when as we might have been out near
ten days since but our people are backward and espishaly the
niillitary ofesers notwithstanding in my first proposmg the
thing they did much incourige me however i shall now pro-
seed with the greatest dispatch that is possible to compel
the two captts to make up my complement that i want wliich
is about thirty men Sir i shall not fail to do my utmost to
have your Order executed who am your humble subiect
Andrew Robinson
[Superscribed]
To his exclency
Joseph dudley
Esq'-
Letter from Qov^ Joseph Dudley to Capt. Sam} Moody ^
Feb. 15, 1700/10
Boston feb'-, 15, 1709/10
S"
I have now your second letter enclosing two other from
Levtenant Litlefeild, that, to you is of no Importance, the
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 293
other to Barbar, referring to provisions and Goods to be sent
to Sagadahock &c, I always pitty a prisoner in Indian hands,
especially when their Masters are Indigent, & in Necessity
of Every thing, but no Circumstance of that nature has yet
altered my resolution, ( never to buy a prisoner of an Indian )
least we make a market for our poor weomen & children in
the frontiers.
The business of seeing them at Sagadahock ( being Entan-
gled with that Expectation of a Trade with Barbar ) is per-
fectly over and will admitt of no further Consideration.
if they were in Earnest to release Litlefeild or hope for
any thing from mee, they will Come again, & then you will
Exactly foUow your orders of the fourth of february to Insist
upon the delivery of Litlefeild, & to tell you their Errand to
mee, & they shall have my answer in twenty dayes & for the
future whatever happens, never do, nor send, nor say any-
thing but what you have my orders for, & never hide any
thing tho it seem to be of the Least Importance, let mee
alwayes know it, you may treat them civilly to get some
knowledge of their affayrs, but keep your superiority, & dis-
tance as serving this Government & Express to mee as often
as any thing occurs.
The General Assembly are yet sitting to whom I have
communicated your last letter, they are sensible of your mis-
take in keeping back those two letters, and are well assured
it shall be otherwise for the future.
I am S'' your humble servant
J Dudley
Read in Council
& sent to y'' Representatives.
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Letter from Isaac Addington, Secretary^ to Col. Partridge,
February idt. 1709/10
Boston, February ult. 1709/10
His Excellency has this day communicated in Council,
Your Letter to himselfe accompanying those from the Mag-
istrates of Albany, with the Copy of a Letter from M^ Vaud-
reuil Directed to Col? Peter Schuyler, by the hand of his
Messengers there attending from Mont Real on pretence of
Negotiating an Exchange of Duteli Prisoners &c one Aimes
of Deerfield brought thither with them, for some French
Prisoners at New Yorke, & Beuvenire taken at Haverhill and
Le-ft'eur, two of theirs in our hand, the latter propos'd to be
Exchang'd for Aimes with a great Demand upon him for his
redemption out of the hands of the Indians :
It's no hard thing to penetrate into their Intreague, The
Designe being to conciliate a new friendship, and Neutrality
with the Albanians as they have lately had ; to gain Intelli-
gence of the motions and preparations of the English ; and
leave this and other Her Maj*^* Colony's to take care for
themselves.-
M'" Vaudreuil takes no Notice of his Excellency, Neglects
to write to him, thinking to Obtain his Prisoners from hence
by the Interposition of the Gent" of Albany, well knowing
how false he has been and Violated his promises made once
and again to return all the English Prisoners, and that long
since, upon which all the French Prisoners on his side were
sent home by way of Port-Royall ; Knowing also his Ex'^^^
Resolution never to Set up an Algier Trade to purchase the
Prisoners out of his hands, and Direction not to have them
sent to Albany, but to have them brought in a Vessell by
water from Canada, or down Kennebeck River to Casco Bay
or Piscataqua. In which Resolution he continues, and it is
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 296
agreeable to the mind of the CounciL- So that Airaes iimst
go back with the Messengers, unless he can otherwise Obtain
his Liberty ; you will furtlier Exaniin him particularly refer-
ring to the State of Quel)eck and Mont-Real, how they are
as to Provisions and Clothing; what Store Ships arrived
there the last Summer and other Shippmg, and what are
there now? what new Fortifications they rays'd in the Sum-
mer past, and where ?
And by the next Post from Albany you must send for
Beuvenire from thence, and wi'ite to the Mayor and Magis-
trates to adjust the Accompt of the Demand for his Keeping ;
which as is Intimat'.* is very Extravagant beyond what is
usually allowed for Prisoners and Let draw upon the Gov-
ernm* here paym*- and it shall be done.
In case the Hunting Mohawks attend you It's thought
Advisable that Major Stoddard joyne a Serj^ & Six Centinels
of his best hunters w"' them, who will take care to Observe
them, and they will be a good out scout, for w'^'' you have
his Ex^P Letter & Order w"' this.-
You may Adjust the Post, as is propos'd from Albany If
the Service will be as well performed, & the Charge of the
Province be thereby Eas'd, but the Albanians must not think
to make a purse from us, and to Exact more than it would
be done for by our own people. It being much better that
they have y** Advantage of what must be Necessarily
Expended-
This by the Ord'' of his Ex^y with the advice of the
Council from
s--
Yo"" Veiy humble Servant
Is^ Addington Secry
The Lett^ to Mr Vaudreuil must be
sent to Albany by y** Post. & forwarded
from thence by an Ind" w*!* out Charge or
otherwise by y"^ french Messengers there, no\v Attending.^
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The Crovernor's Speech.
"Boston 25"' May 1709
Gentlemen
There are more than Thirty Years past wherein this
Province & onr Neighbours have l)een Troubled w**" the
Incursions of y*" Indians Supported by the French to the
great hindrance of our Settlem^ both of Plantations & Trade,
dureing w"^" time we have been Oppressed w"' great Losses
and Greater Taxes, for the Support of our Frontiers, and
have been alway's sensible That tho We have well defended
ourselves, and these last Seven Years, better than in former
times, when we have been forced to draw in our Out Planta-
tions, We have yet had no view of the End of our Troubles,
while our own Indian Rebels, as well as the other Tribes of
Indians Dependants & Confederates to the French at Que-
beck & Montreal, have been Supported & Annimated by the
Constant Supply's from them, in all w"'' time we have Earn-
estly desired and lately humbly Addressed her Majesty ffor
such a strength of shipping & Land forces to be sent hither,
that might destroy those Nests of Robbers, and put us into a
Capacity to be masters of the Indians depending upon them.
And I am now to Acquaint you That her most Sacred
Majesty out of her Royal Regard & Compassion to her good
Subjects has Resolved to Send Such a superiour fforce of
shipping, as well as Land forces, as with y*^ Addition from
us, & all her Ma^^^ Governm*^ our Neiglibours by y® Blessing
of Almighty God, will be well able to Reduce those Colony's
of y*^ French to the 01)edience of tlie Crown of Great Britain,
who if this Opportunity be lost will insensibly grow in Num-
bers & Strength to y^ Greater Annoyance of these Colony's."
" It is plain to every Considering man that while there is
a French Nation in Europe so bigoted to the Romish Relig-
ion & so set upon perfidy and Destruction of all protestants,
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 297
that have dependant Colony's in our Neio-]il)ourliood, we shall
have no rest or Ease, as plain that if they are removed y®
Indians must inevitably become Vassals & Servants to us,
having no possible means to be supplyed w''"' Arms or
Ammunition but from our selves, which must certainly
Encourage us to do our Duty and put forward to the Utmost
that her Ma*^® Royal favour towards us, and great Expence
in this Expedition be supported & Assisted by us to the
Utmost of our Ability, & tlie Ease and profit and Estabhshm'^
of these Provinces will a Thousand fold repay us."/-
" SiJeech to the Assemhly "
" July 13. 1709
Gentlemen
I was willing to give you The trouble of a Short Session
at This Time that you might see the Forces raised in obedience
to Her Ma'y^ most Gracious Cofnands for Tlie intended
Expedition ; upon the Success whereof depends The future
Establishment of All Her Maj'^^^ Provinces and Goverm** on
This Shoar. It is come to A plain Question who shall be
masters of North America. I huml)ly hope by The Good
Providence of Almighty God it may now be determined in
favour of Great Britain, And The True Protestant Religion
and its Establishment here.
I have to acquaint you That the Twelve Hundred men
and proper Officers are raised : and armed by Ilei- Maj'^*
P>ounty And our Quota cloatlujd and subsisted at your Gost,
and at present Quartered in this Town and The villages near,
And There are Thirteen Transports fitted and provided with
four months full Allowance of Provision as you agreed in
your Last Session in Obedience To Her Maj'^^ Coinands."
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Boston August 17^*^ 1709/
May it Please your Lordshipps/
My Lords/
I most humbly pray leave to Informe your
Lordshipps, that the inast cutt by M^ Collins factor are
now In number more than three hund** besides those left
in the Woods w*^*" are a great many all lying Perishing and
Rotting, and are like so to do M^ Collins have not yet
loaded one mast since I made the Seizure of those masts.
Cut without Contract, or lycense, nither will he this year
his mast shipps being Employed in the Transport Seruice,
and Imposible for them to be here this Winter ( there was
one Shipp Loaded last year, but on M^ Richard Eylons
account w''^ is Since gone of,) by the next many of those
if not all will be made unseruisable to her Majestic.
My Lords/ I most humbly pray your Lordshipps
Leaue to Dispose of those masts that are now under seizure
before they are wholly Spoyled, or soe many as will reim-
burse me, of the Sume I layd before my Lord treasurer for
his acceptance Duplicates of which bills I lay'd before your
Lordshipps ; and for my travailing Charge since, I humbly
Submitt to your Lordshipp Allowance it being one year
and halfe since./
My Lords,
I have not been so happie to receive your
Lordshipps Answers on the allowing Deputies or Deputie
Surveyors It being Imposible for one person to Preserue
all the Masts, or Woods from Spoyle on the Whole fron-
tiers the Inhabitants thereof living Cheifly on geting Loggs,
and In the Woods, with all defference and Submition, I
humbly Subscribe./
Your Lordshipps most
Obedient and most
humble Servant
J Bridger
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 299
End :- New England
Letter from MV Bridger
Survey o'^. Genh of ye Woods S^c
in America^ dated at Boston the
17H' of August 1709
Appraisal of Mr. John Stovers' Shallop.
These May Certilie whome it May Concirne tliat we whose
names are Under written Were appointed to appraise a Shol-
lop of M^ John Stouers of York that was Impressed by Cap"
Lewis Bane Coo" of the County of York : after the finding
of a man dead upon Wells sands and a Raft of Ships tackel :
adjudged of all hands to Come from an Hand Called Boon
Island Lying about three Leag South East in the sea from
York and said Bane with others beleueing that their was men
In destress on said Island : on the first day of this Instant
January Said bane Commanded said Stouer with three men
with him to Put to sea in said Shallope from Cape Neddick
in York to make discouery on said Island which they did and
found there ten men in Cxrate destress but the sea was so
bousterus that they (Jould not Gitt them off from said Island
Gaue them sum Subsistence and made the best of their way
for the harbor but a storme Came on so that they Could Not
harbor that night : the Next Morning Early the Shallope by
the Violance of the wether was droue on shore and Cast
away one of us the apprisers was on borde with said Stouer
when Cast away and the other an I^ye wittness : and accord-
ing to our best Judgment said Stouer lost thereui the Vally
of said Shollope and Tackle besides sum small tilings saued
forty four Pounds Eight shillings six pence if Paid in money
Wittness our hands York January the fourth 1710/11
Samuell Webber
George Jacob
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York ss
May the 23tli 1711. Samuel Webber and George
Jacob Personally appeered before me and made Oath to
the abone written appraisment to be according to the
best of tlieir Judgment
Abra : Preble Justis of peace
Capt. Samuel Moodey to Grov. Joseph Dudley^ 13 July 1710.
Newcastle 13 July 1710.
May it please y"" Excellency
I arrived here on tuesday y® 11"' Instant Y® Gaurd from
York came to me last night & we are this morning setting
sail for Casco. I have spoken w**^ some fishermen lately come
from our ffort who inform of some Shallops fireing upon two
or three of y® Enemy some where about Penobscut after they
treated w"' y'" some time & Supplyd y"* w"' a small quantity
of Bread w*^** they asked for tis here reported y^ One or two
of y** Enemy were wounded if not killd ; They have since
appeared often at Casco & tis probable will indeavour to
revenge themselves upon some fishermen or any other y® first
opptunity they have- Y*' Excellency was pleasd to give me
some incouragem* About makeing some addition to our Gar-
rison w''^' would be a great favour, if it were only for One
month or two at y^ juncture,
I am
Y"" Excellencys Most
Humble & Obed' Serv*
Sam" Moodey.
OF THE STATE OF MAn^E 301
Letter from Capt. Samuel Moodey to Gov. Joseph Dudley^
16^'^ July 1710.
Casco IS^i" July 1710.
May it please y"^ Excellency
I arrived at Casco y** IS*** Instant & found all well in y®
Gariison, setting aside some disturbance y*^ had been occa-
sion'd by y'' Deserters, who haue been too much incouraged
by some Mutinous gsons in Among us
My Armour'' is going off ( according to your Excellencys
order) in y*" Sloop w*^^*' I haue this day dispatchd. & I psume
we shall be very easy in a little time.
On Weddensday y® 12"' CuiTant seven Indians came to
y*^ Fort with a flagg of truce, pretending they have News to
tell, & seem very desireous of peace, & Liberty to return to
y'' old quarters in Casco Bay.
Lev* Bean suspected y'" of some ill design ( luiueing
been lately fired upon by Some fishermen somewhere ab''
Penobscut, w*'*' I gaue y'^ Excellency An Acc*^ of from Piscat-
•A(\\x?^, ) & would not speak w*^^ them himself ; but sent a
Serg^ to tell y™ y' here was no body to discourse them, but
y*^ I was Expected every Hour, & they might have liberty to
come Again, upon w'^'' they went Away, promiseing to return
in four days «& deliver y"" Message to Mee. I shall carefully
observe y"" Excellency's instructions in my treatment of them,
& shall express to y"" Excellency, as y'" is Occasion to give an
Acc^ of u* Occurs
I am
y Excellency's Most humble
& Obed' Serv^
Sam^' Moodey.
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Grovernor s Speech.
"Boston IQ^*- July 1710.
Gentlemen,
In Answer to our repeated humble Addresses to
Her Majesty Her Majestys Sliipps of war forces & Stores by
the Good Providence of Almighty God, are hapily arrived for
our releife against the common Enemy in our Neighborhood.
I have No Doubt of your ready &, Chearfull Obedience to
Her Maj*y* Commands for our Quota of the forces Transports,
& other necessary provisions for the Service."
" Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint & Constitute
the Hon''^® Colonel Nicholson to Command the forces in the
present intended Expedition ".
Letter f 7' om Capt Samuel Moodey to Giov^' Joseph Dudley,
July W*'' 1710.
Casco 20**^ July ITIO.
May it please y"" Excellency
I gave y'^ Excellency an Ace* in my last g Serg* Hilton
of y® Indians being here y'^ day before my Arrival & y®
treatm* they met withal. Yesterday y'' 19**^ Instant A great
number of them appear'd ( I suppose near 50 ) who, they
said, came from all quarters, Pigwockett, & Penobscut as
well as Kennebeck — They pretended much sorrow for y®
mischeif y® Indians had done upon y" frontiers, w'"'^ they had
warnd us of in y** Spring, & promised to give advice of y''
Motions & designs from time to time : & withal complain'''
of y*' Fishermens unfair treatment of them under a fiagg of
truce, & gave us y" Same Relation of y*^ Matter w*'*" y*^ Excel-
lency had from Piscataqua.
M'' Littlefields Master was y" man y* came to us, & told
Lev* Bean The ffrench were very Angry with them for
bringing Littlefield to our Fort, & haveing now no CoEaerce
OF THE STATE OF MAIKE 303
w"* them, were come for a Supply from y^ English According
to y' Excellency's promise in y' Letter sent AP Littlefield y*-
they might freely come hither at Any time & be civilly
treated.
They have heard by some ('aptives y* 4 of iM aquas were
gone to England & were much concern'd to know whether
they w' retumd, & w* y** Issue of y*^ matter was, to w'"'' I
made them little or no Answer-
They plead as formerly, y'' desire of Lying still if tlicy
could have a Supply, Otherwise they could not live, l)ut
must return to y" French, & seem'd much disgusted y*- no
more notice was taken of y"'; pticularly Littlef" master, who
thought he deserv'^ a reward for his pains in going round y**
country to bring y^ Indians hither. 1 reply'd to y" y* they
had no reason to complain of their treatment here : and as to
trade & supplyuig them w"' Provision ( w*'^ they earnestly
begg'd for) I would forthwith send to know your Excel-
lency's pleasure & they might expect An Answer in ten or
fifteen dayes.-
I gsume they are very needy, yet dont seem to abate Any
thing of y'' lofty imperious temper, & act as if they ho})'d for
a Complyance w*'' y'' Excellency upon y'' own Terms. I
would humbly pray y"" Excellency's Answer & gticular
directions in my Fartlier treating of them.
I am Y" Excellencys most humble
& obed* Servant
Sam'^ Moodey. —
John Usher EsqK to Board of Trade and Plantations.
New Castle 17^?' Aug^^ 1710
Right Hon"'
Humbly make bould to give the trouble of these
lines Her Majty haveing bin pleased to give me a Comis-
304 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
tion for L* Govern^ In province of New Hampshire, many
years Served, never liad anything for suportt thereof,
though two thousand pounds raised of her Majtys Subjectts,
under Notion of Agency, when in truth nothmg butt a
private Law suite, however sliall be always faithfull as to
trustt reposed in me.
Occation of these Unes, my comeing into the province,
found one M\ Richerd Wakleron, & Mark Hunckings
admitted Members of Councill under pretence of Ord^
from the Queen ; Examining the ord^ finde an order in
Councill signed by E. Southwell, in w*'.'^ is ordered, y*
Right Hon''' Secretarys of States prepare Warrantts for
Her Majtys Roiall signett ; the Genl judgeing her Majtys
favo^ & order nott worth the charge, in takeing order out
of Secretarys office, getts a minnitt Councill from E South-
well Esq"^ office, by itt the Governor admitts of them in
Councill, as more at large may aper by minitts sentt to
L''* plantations : w*!^ humble Submistion oughtt to be outt
of Secreteiys office w*^}^ Roiall Signett, conceive ye goe by,
the Secretarys office, Slightt on Queens favor : & affront
on Queens ord^ haveing due respectt for the Crown, judge
my duty to representt true estate of things, crave Exscuse
for trouble of these lines, & Subscribe
Riglit Hon'^i
Yo^ moste Obedientt &
Hum''' Serva**^
John Uslier
U: 3P: John Usher
Nevcastle in
Nciv England Aug. 17.
1710 U aovernor of
New Hampshire.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 305
JoJiji Usher Es(f9 to the Setretary of State.
New Castle 25 Novemb': 1710
May pleas yor L'^shp.
by his Excys Speache M^ Allen Sur-
rendering his claime to province New Hampshire, if pur-
chased Her Majtys claime will be from Naumkege to portt
Roiall in S^ Tractt is all the Trees fitt for Masts & Navall
Stoares fitt for Her Majtys Service.
There is such destruction of Trees for Boards, am
informed by Major plaisted, if Some Strictt care & y^}
Speadily, in foure years times noe masts fitt for the Crown,
the Surveio^ though prohibitts, & seizes, the Goverm^' nott
assisting, uncapable to serve the Crown, Opinion either
Governo"^ or L* Governor have Comistion for SurveioT
w*? power & liberty to make a deputy.
for an actt to be made for preserveing woods & Nurs-
ery will never here be made to answer the end, therefore
an actt in parlim'? moste prop^ I once sentt heads for
one ( Same may be there perfected ) to plantation board.
Lett Actte never soe strong made & strictt, if act putt in
Execution, will never obtain judgem*^.* for the Crown,
because Crown never had rightt : Soile being in Natives
as judges of Courtt have declared, & all persons as judges
ag** Queens right I humbly pray an Actt may be pastt
wherein Crown or others concerned : if either partys in any
case desires a Spetiall verdictt judges to directt the jurys
soe to finde ; if nott all evidences being in writeing Secre-
tary State may appeall to Superior Courtt & there give in
reasons of apeal w*^? reasons & Answers shall be in nature
of a Spetiall verdictt & incase of apeall for Engld : ye whole
Case w^^ Seal of province be remitted, & meritt case entered
on in Engld, & there either confirmation or revertion.
There is absolute necessity of a Courtt of Chancery,
for Her Majtys Service & relief e of the Subjectt.
20
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Itt's an unhapiness, judges in this province (where
Crown concerned ) Instead of setting as Judges, plead as
Attorneys ag* Crown, as Vaughan & plaisted, if a poore
lojall Man Comitts a crime, shall be handled with Severity
I humbly presentt names for Members Councill.
I crave yor L'^ships favo^ Genl' Nicholson Cap* Stud-
ley & others may attend yo"^ L'^ships, & give ace** whatt
hath bin under theire information & observation in this
Goverm*.*
pray for a Company Souldiers for the ffourtt, will be
to strengthen & Suport of Hon^ Govern**, Security for
Ships y*.* come for Navall Stores ; Guard for getting
Masts, & to Surveio^ woods to guard him
humbly pray for 200^ to make a Bridge from Main
Land to Island, for releife of ffourtt if attached ; be of
small Service.
This Goverm** never gave me one peny for Service
therein, thinking to starve me, & by affrontts discourage
me in discharge of my duty. Still shall perform the Same,
they haveing nothing ag** me, butt I will maintain purog-
ative of Crown, & Mony shall nott divert me.
M^ Walderon being admitted Councill, I Suspend
him, comeing in att wrong door under notion of a Mandate,
& affrontt on yo^ office, not persuantt to Queens ord^ as
may Se by minuitt Councill a person ajudge for Setting up
natives rightt to soile : ag** Crown Grants
One M^ Armstrong goes by this conveniance by
whome this comes is capable to give a true acco** of Gov-
erm** & Soile, & in perticuler Quit rentts whome I rec-
omend to y"^ Ldslips for information crave leave to
subscribe
My L"? yo": Obedientt Hum"' &
Dutifull Serva*.*
John Usher
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 307
E:) W: John Usher
New Castle in New
England Novem 25.
1710
L\ Governor of
New Hampshire
Memorial of the inhabitants of the Middle part of Kittery.
March 12, 17^
To Ris Excell'y the Governo"" Councill & Representa-
tives of the province of the Massachusets Bay Con-
vened in General Assembly y® 12*'^ of March IT^^
The humble Memorial of her Ma*''* good Subjects y*
Inhabitants of the Middle part of Kittery in y® County
of York.
Whereas Yo' Memorialls have been Informed that a petition
has lately been preferr^ by Some of the Inhabitants of the
Lower part of this town relating to y® Settlem* of a Minister
&c^ the Contents whereof wee know not but are Informed
about two days since by one of that party that there is to be
a hearing of that matter on Wednesday next being the 19^^
Insta* And that they had a Coppy of y® Courts Order but
would not let us have it wee therefore humbly Suplycate
that if there be any ord"^ wee may liave Legall Notice thereof
and may be Serv'd with a Coppy of y® s'^' Petition from M""
Secretary that So wee may be able to make Answer there-
unto and that y® Matter be Continued to a further day that
so wee may have time to provide for our Defence, Wee Sub-
scribe yo"^ Excellency & hon" most humble Servants
Richard King \ Selectmen of y*^
John Dennet / Middle part of Kittery.
Kittery y« 12'i» March ITg
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Read.
March 20*? 1711. In Council.
Ordered That this Hearing be Adjourned to y® 2^
Wednesday of the Session of this Court in May next.
Sent down for Concurrance.
Is?- Addington Secry
In the House of Representatives.
Read & Concurr'd
John Burrill Speaker
Letter from Col. TJiad Walton to Gov. Dudley^ March 23, 1711.
Casco Bay March 23: ITll
May it Plese yo'' Excellency
I am this Day arrived at Casco Fourt & have Sent one of
y^ transports to give your Excellency An Account of my
Proceedings, I have cairfully Obseirved your Excellencys
Directions refering to y^ Exchange of ye Captives, I made
no Shew of y® Vessells at y^ fourt but Ancher** in a by place
behind one of y® outermost Islands, where I mended my
whaileboats which Dun, I improued y^ first fair wind and
Saild to S* Georges Islands, whare Leveing y® Transports, I
on y® nex Day took my boats and made Dilligent Sirch for
y^ Enemie, on all y® Islands and Likely places on y® Sea
Shore as far as pinnobscut, and I thank god who has Deliv-
ered Six of y® Enemy into my hand two of which are slaine,
y'' other four I will Send to your Excellency. By y® Infor-
mahon of y® Indian prissnors I Came on y® Village whare
Casteen Live^ but notwithstanding my utmost Care I was
{ by sum Connoos which wee Chast but our boats Cum not
up with ) Discouer^ and y® Indians ware all fleed, but I took
prouissions anough to furnish an armey which my men brought
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of as much as tbay Could and Distroy*^ y* place with y'
remainder, by y'' prisners Information I allso found two ves-
sell which ware fitted for privateers which I have burnd by
reason thay ware froze vip with Ice, I then returnd with my
boats before y® vessells to pemoquid Sarcht y' river and
places adjacent allso Kennibeeck as far up as y® Ice would
permit y° sent a Scout twenty miles further up by Land but
with out any Sucksess, from whence I went by water and
Land to Pejepscut Amoscogin and with all possible Care
Sircht all Casco Bay Hands.
S^ I have sent a party of men up Saco River and with y^
remainder am Supplying y* fourt with wood, This Comes to
yo'' Excellency by Cap* Harmon who is a good officer and
can Informe you of Each action more perticularly and of all
my proceedings.
I have Severall men Sick but I bless god I am well my
Selfe and all my officers.
I Should bin glad If I could have dun better Service but
It was two Late in y® year, I shall wait here for your Excel-
lency* further Commands no more at presant but Begg Leave
to Subscribe my Selfe your Excellencys
Hum^i<»
Obediant
Servant
Sha*^ Walton
the Officers present
y'' Humble Duty to
yo"' Excellency
[Superscribed]
On Her Maj*y«'> Service
To
His Excellency Joseph Dudley
Esq'^ Captaine Genereal and Gour'
in Cheif in and Over Her Maj*y««
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Province of y* Masachusetts Bay
& New Hampshier in New England
p Cap' Johnson Harmon
Oapt. Samuel Moodey to Gov. Joseph Dudley
March 2S, 17''/ 12
Casco 23 Marcli 1711/2
May it please y*" Excellency
Co" Walton return'd yesterday to us with y® Forces,
from whom y" Exc^ will have a full ace* of y® Expedition. I
gsume He may have done his Utmost to surprize the Enemy,
Along the Eastern shore as y'' season of Year & craziness of
y® Whaleboats would allow, I have shown him y"^ Exc^*
Order for y" Exchangeing y® Men y* have been long here in
y® service, for whom I would humbly intreat y"^ Ex^^^s Favour
y* they may be wholly dismist ( haveing been more than four
Years in the Garrison here & many of them altogether Unfit
for y*^ service. Our Garrison hath lately been visited with
A malignant fever, with wch ten men at once have kept their
beds in Co" Waltons absence for near three weeks & two
have died, besides One in y® Winter w'^'' I gave Y' Ex'^y an
Acco! of. I should account it a Special fav"^ if y'' Ex'^y
would please to Allow me my Usual complement in y^ win-
ter, of sixty men besides officers, now y* y® Summer is
Advancing, when we may expect the Enemy will be often
Visiting of us. I desired y' Ex'^^^ direction in my last ab* y*"
Exchange of the prisoners, whether I might give them part
of theirs for an Equal number of ours, or stay for their
bringmg all. The Squaw is desireous once more to go into
y® Country to look for them ; whether it be y'' Ex^^^s pleasure
y'^ I should send her Alone after y*' drawing off y^ forces, or
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wait for their comeing in, I should gladly know g this Con-
veyance. I shall indeav' carefully to comply y"" Ex'^^s direc-
tion in y* affair & all others committed to my Trust.
I am
Y"^ Ex'^y* most humble
& Obed' Servant
Sam^' Moodey.
Petition of Leivis Bane, Coroner. June 2, 1711.
To His Excellency Joseph Dudley, Esq''
Captain Generall & Governour in chief of Her Maj-
esty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay &c^ & to the
Hon^^^ Councill and Representatives in Generall Court
Assembled
The Petition of Lewis Bane Coroner of the County of York.
Humbly Sheweth
That Your Petitioner in January last being Called to
Attend the Duty of his Said Office upon a Corps, found
upon the Beach in the Town of Wells opposite to Boon
Island, reasonably Suppos'd that a Wreck, had happened
upon the s"^ Island, & thereupon Ordered a Shallop with a
Suitable number of men to go off to the said Island where
they found Ten men in the utmost distresse whom they
happily releived.
But when the Shallop return'd ashoar, a vehement
Storm arose, which brake her to pieces that she is wholly
lost. The Owner thereof applies himself earnestly to your
Petitioner for Pay, for the same, which your Petitioner
humbly supposes not just or reasonable that he should
give it and as little reasonable that the owner Should bear
the Losse.
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Your Petitioner therefore humbly Prays Y"" Excel-
lency & this Ilon''^" Court to Order the Payment of the
value of the s'^ Shallop ( which is hereunto annex'd ) out
of the publick Treasury, or in such other method, as in
your wisdom shall be thought fit.
And y'" Petition^' as in Duty bound shall ever Pray
&c.
Boston, June 2d. 1711 Lewis Bane
In the House of Representatives
June 5, 1711 Read &
Resolved That the Prayer of the Petition be Granted
and that the Sum of fforty four Pounds eight shillings
& Sixpence be Allowed and Paid out of the Publick
Treasury, to Capt : Lewis Bane the Petitioner, to Pay
for the Shallop within mentioned.
Sent up for Concurrence
John Burrill Speaker
In Council
June 5? 1711.
Read and Concurr'd
Is* Addington Secry
" Returyi of the Laying out the Head hounds of Kittery
present'! Octtoh": 171V\
Pursuant to the Ord'' of the Gen" Assembly held at Bos-
ton y** 30th day of May 1711/ Appointing & Impowring us
y^ Subscrib" a Coiiiiittee to Lay out y® head bounds of Kittery
within y® County of York.
Wee have Accordingly on y^ 18th day of Septemb'' Instant
run y^ s*^ bounds as foUoweth Viz : by Newchewanack great
riv'' begining at Quamphegon ffalls from thence Extending as
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 313
s'' river runns Northwest and by North nearest up into y^
Country Eight Miles unto a falls known by y® Name of y®
Stair falls where there is a Certain great hemlock tree marked
on y® North Eastward Side of s'^ River and from thence runs
North East & by East Eight miles unto a great hemlock tree
marked and Sundry other small trees marked near it which
is y® northward bounds of s*^ Kittery, and from thence run-
ning Southeast and by South unto a Certain river runing into
a pond known by the Name of Proneybeage pond and by s'^
riv*^ unto y® s'^ pond and so through s** pond unto y** South-
east End thereof to a pitch pine Marked «& from thence to a
Certain Spring known by y" Name of Bakers Spring runing
out from und"" a Certain rock known by y*^ Name of y"
Engraven rock Lying from s'* pond South Southeast Nearest
which Spring & rock is y® Antient & known bounds between
y® towns of Kittery & York
Kittery y-^ 20'^^ of Sept 1711
John Wheelwright
Abram"" Preble : J""
In Council
Oct*' 19th & 20th Read and accepted.
Is^ Addington Secry
Sent down for Concurrence.
In the House of Representatives
Octo' 22 : Read, 23 : Read & Concurr'd
John Burrill Speaker
Consented. J Dudley
Petition of Lewis Bane in behalf of York.
To His Excellency Joseph Dudley Esq' Captain
Generall & Governour in chief of Her Majesty's
Province of the Massachusetts Bay, and to the
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Hon*'''' the CouDcil & House of Representatives in
General Court Assembled the 17^*" Day of October
1711.
The Petition of Lewis Bane Representative of the Town
of York.
Humbly Sheweth
That this Honour^ Court, has for diverse years past
had a compassionate Regard to the s** Town & in consid-
eration of their Impoverishment by the War Abated their
Taxes & afforded them Assistance towards the Mainte-
nance of their Minister, which your Pef most humbly &
thankfully Acknowledges.
And craves leave further to Suggest that their
meeting =House is so far Decay'd, that it is not thought fit
to be repair' d, and the s'^ Town are now Erecting a new
one which is so heavy a charge that your Pef is well
Assured their reverend Minister M"^ Moodey (whose great
worth is well known to this Hon^ Assembly) will not
have due support from the s^ Town in it's low circum-
stances, while that weighty work is upon them. His
maintenance being raised by Contribution, he ever refusing
it in the method of a Tax. And y"^ Pef further humbly
shew's that there is constantly in the s*^ Town a military
Comp^ in the Pay of the Province ; which their s*^ minister
Preache's to and Pray's with them, & other fforces from
time to time, marching against the Enemy,
Your Pet^ therefore humbly Pray's
your Excellency & Hon^? to Take the
Premisses into Your favourable Con-
sideration & Grant such Allowance,
out of the Tax of the s? Town for the
Support of their Minister afores? as to
your great wisdom shall seem fit.
And your Pef as in Duty bound shall ever Pray.
Lewis Bane
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Answer.
In the House of Representatives
Nov. 7. 1711, Read, & In Answer to this Petition
Resolved That the sum of Twenty Pounds be Allowed
& Paid out of the publick Treasury to the reverend M"^
Samuel Moodey minister of York towards his Support for
this year.
Sent up for Concurrence.
John Burrill Speaker
Letter from Capt. Sam'' Moodey to Gov. Dudley
Jan. 3. 1712
Casco 3 Jan'-y 1711.
May it please y' Ex«'y
We have this week been visited by all y* Kennebeck Indians
who lay two nights within musket shot of our Garrison very
peaceably. They express a great deal of joy & Satisfaction
at y*^ news of peace w"^ I have inform'd them of ; I have
withal intimated to them y* they could not reasonably expect
to have y® Benefit of it when perfected, ( The peace with
them haueing been made a considerable time after y'' War
began between y^ two Kingdoms, when they declared them-
selves y*' Queen of Englands subj'* ) unless they would give
some satisfaction for their perfidious breach of y® last treatys
with them, & good assureance for their peaceable behaviour
for y*^ time to come.
And when I only propos'd this Question to y'' Sagamores,
What have you to do with this peace? & what if our Gov-
ern^ should Say you shall have no peace, what course would
you take ? where would you have your supply ?
They were confounded & answered not a word, only y' y®
French had deceivd & di-awn them in & they now Saw tlieir
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Folly & intimated their willingness to comply with Anything
y"" Ex°y should offer to them.
At length I hinted to them by Lev* Bean y* I might pos-
sibly be their Friend & speak Something for them, which
they greedily catchd at & nothing would serve their turn but
I must make some propositions for them. I told them I
could propose nothing, haveing no direction to say further.
They then urg'd my comeing to Boston to acquaint y'
Ex^'y with what they Said ; I reply'd y* I was but just returnd
to my Post, however if need were I could possibly obtain y"^
Ex*=y leave for my going off when the winter was broke up —
I am satisfyed they are reduc'd to y^ last extremity for want
of provision ; I have been Oblidged to feed their whole com-
pany of men Women & children for several days & could not
get rid of them, They pleaded y'' Exc^ had sent for them, &
they had nothing of their own to live upon.
I have sent Lev* Bean who will be able to give y"" Ex<^y a
more perticular Acco*^ of our treaty, by whom I should gladly
receive your Exc^s farther Instructions referring to y' Affair
I am
Yr Excys most humble &
obedient Servant
Sam^i Moodey.
Letter from Oapt. Samuel Moodey to Grov. Dudley
Janv 6, 1712.
May it please y"" Ex'^y
While Lev'' Bean was detaind here some days by bad-
ness of weather, The Indians have made us several Visits.
In my discourse with them to day, some mention was made
of a letter I sent to y"" Ex^^y by Lev* Moses wherein they
calld y' French Govern"^ their Father & intimated their wait-
ing for Mons"^ de Vaudreiiil his thoughts referring to y^ peace ;
OF THE STATE OF MAIISTE 317
I told them plainly if they expected & depended on his
Determination of the Matter y' Ex'^y would have no more to
say to them ; & y* they who had so often Submitted to the
English Governm* might never Expect to be treated as
Subj** to y^ French. They were greatly Surpriz'd & said
they were wholly ignorant of what their Minister had written
& y' Mons"" de Vaudreiiil had nothing to do with them & y* they
had little reason to hearken to those who had drawn them
into such a snare by persuading them to break their Cove-
nants with us ; & protested ( haveing been taught by long &
sad Experience their Own Folly ) they would wholly renounce
the French Interest, if y"" ExcelF^ would receive them into
Favour once more -
Lev' Bean can more fully declare y® matter to your
Ex^'y how much they Seem'd concem'd y* the French should
imagine to bring them into subjection at such a rate ; & fur-
ther Said y® French were much afraid they should come over
to us. They Again earnestly desire y'' Ex^y would send
some proposalls to them in order to a firm & lasting Peace.
Severall other Matters gticularly referring to y® State of our
Fort I have desired Lev* Bean to Acquaint y'' Ex^y withal,
concerning which would humbly pray y'' Ex'^y^ Direction.
I am y'' Excellencys
most humble & Obed' Servant
Sami' Moodey
Letter from Crov^ Dudley to Capt. iSanih Moodey
Jan. 17, 17n.
Boston IT*'' January 1712
S'-
I have your two letters by Le* Bean and therein observe
well eno the Indians desire of being in friendship with us for
318 . DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
their own supply & benefit, but with the advice and Consent
of the Council & assembly do Peremptorily Insist upon it
that I will not see them nor speak further without first they
deliver at your fort all the English prisoners in any of their
hands either with them or any Indians at panobscot passama-
quody or elswhere within their reach, & you may let them
know that I have sixteen principal Indians of Cape Sables in
my hands whom I am inclined to send to their own Country
& set them at liberty but that I will not Give nor take any
redemption for prisoners, which is inconsistent with a peace,
upon which all the world over all prisoners whatsoever are
always freely set at liberty.
& you must offer them with that Condition to write for
them to Mee that they may see Mee at piscataq^ & Assure
them I shall treat them with all kindness upon their submis-
sion as they know I have done when I saw them Last let
them have by your Interpreters the repeated knowledge of
what I Instructed you at your going hence and by My last
letter & this & that I shall humbly submit all that I say &
do to her Majesty for her Most Gratious & royal Comands
in Every thing referring to them.
You must Industriously & skillfully pass through these
Conferences with them & keep all in writing that you do &
say & if you write to me for them you Must Make them
signe it.
You may assure them that all the negotiation of peace in
Europe as well as here is at the Instance of the french king
& that all the Articles are in favour of the English Interest
Everywhere, if they conceed to you that they will send &
fetch the prisoners from penobscot you may go on to write
for them to Mee then- Submission &, what they pray for.
& let it be their own motion if you can bring it to pass
that they give their principal Children as hostages to us,
that some English men may be desired by them to dwell
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 319
amongst them to be witnesses of their good, behaviour towards
our people & that thereupon they may be further Encouraged,
as I would have you let them know that I shall be willing to
see them as above, so I will appoynt the time & place &
Number that shall attend Mee which must not be more than
5 or 6 sachems as Many servants and four at Least of their
principall Children for Hostages
Youi- Servant J Dudley
To Captain Moody
Casco.
Letter Gov. Joseph Dudley to Col. Walton
March m, 1712.
Boston, March 26*!^ 1712.
S^
I have your Letters of the 23'^ Instant and am well Satis-
fied of your Service and that all is done for the time that
was in your power and that the Season would Allow and
before that It was Impossible for the Ice to Move either by
Sea or Land./.
You will Accordingly Acquaint the Officers & Souldiers
y' I thank their good Service.
And now further Direct you as Soon as the Necessary
Service of the wooding of the fort which Captain Moodey
will Desire is over that you then Embarque the fforces and
make the best of your way to York having first Exchanged
Such Number of men as I Orderd with Cap* Moodey & giv-
ing him four men above his number you receive from him.
Immediately upon your Arrival at York Dismiss the
Piscataq men Colonel Tyngs men and Colonel Saltonstals
men, and out of the Essex men if they will hold out fill up
the Three Companys of Lane Robinson and Willard.
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This Direction I have already written to Major Plaisted to
Attend and Assist & see it done whose Company and Assist-
ance I am sure will be Acceptable to you.
I am S'^ your Humble Servant
J. Dudley.
Let Carver Come away
Immediatly upon the Landing
of the Souldiers at York or
Elcewhere.
Make no more stay than is
absolutely necessary at Casco.
I want Carver and the
iirontiers want the men.
Col° Walton
Letter from Gov. Dudley to Capt. Sam} Moocley.
Boston March 26*1^ 1712
S'
I have written the Necessary to Colonel Walton for
your Exchange and Ordered him to give you four Sup''nu-
meraries and to Wood your ffort which I hope is already
done because I earnestly Desire the Soldiers in their places.
referring to the Squaw and the Children In your keeping
and the four new ones brought to you, I am Informed that
the Squaw is a Little Altered in her Temper and will not do
me the Service She is Capable of and I think it best to do
nothing at present but Let the Indians come first to you
unless you have an other Indian woman fit to go of that
Errand which must be left to your Sound Discretion at this
Distance and when you come to an Exchange get what you
can of the Prisoners of this Province for any or all of them.
You must do what is possible and if you do not satisfie your
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 321
selfe You have always a power to Delay them by Saying that
you will Acquaint your Governo'" however if you think yet
the first Squaw fitt to be Trusted you may send her and give
her a short time and as Short an Errand as you please &
think proper and Let me hear from you & you shall have the
News from great Britain when it Arrives which I must have
before I make any Alteration in the fforces and ffrontiers
I am S'
your humble Servant
J Dudley
Upon further Consideration keep your prisoners Safe
and Say nothing till the Indians Apply./-
Cap* Moodey
Letter from Commiss^^ of y^ Indian Affairs, N. Y., to Col.
Sam} Partridge.
Albany 28"^ July 1712.
Coll? Saml Partridge
S":
We do hereby acquaint you that one of our Indians
is this day come from Canada who has been from hence 2
Months who Says that now 15 days ago the gray Lock went
from Montroyall with 12 Indians more in one troop and a
party of Eight Indians more at that time in another troop
who are gone out Against New England, we are afraid that
they'l do some mischiefe on your fronteers before they
Return home, we do Exhort you to be on your Guard, this
Intelligence we thought fitt to Communicate unto you ^ this
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322 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY
Express who we desire you'l satisfy we Remain with Respect
& leaving you in the protection of Ahnighty God.
your very hum^^^ Servant
Tho Com" of y® Ind : Affairs
[Superscribed] Pr: Schuyler
On her Maj! Service Hend : Hunlen
To Mynderz Schuyler
Coll° Samuel Partrige John Schuyler
at Pieter Van Brugh
Hatfield
P post.
Letter from Col. Richard Waldron to Gov^' Dudley
Aug. 25, 1712
Cochecho 25^'^ Aug?* 1712
May it please yo' Excellency
This morning I gave yo'' Excellency an Ace" of y®
Enemies Appearance yesterday & of my Sending out ab* 40
men this morning before day who being returnd Say that
when they came into the Woods they found the track of the
Enemy ffar greater than it appear'd yesterday & cant Imag-
ine the Number to be less than 50 or 60 & phaps they are
but a part of a greater y* came in to victual their camp
for wi'^'^in 2 miles of my house our people found killed five
oxen & ten horses they carryed away all the flesh of the oxen
& of 2 or 3 of the horses & they may have killed & carryed
away many more, for those our people Saw were Scattered
about the Woods, & killed yesterday.
When they killed the cattle the Enemy Scattered after them
so that we could not find any considerable track after that &
the Extraordinary rain retarded our further March they are
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 323
now SO well Victualled y* in all piobubility they will Strike
a blow somewhere before they goe off.
I am mustering w" I can to take y*^ Woods Again to morrow
morning but am afraid of going too Weak least y*^ Enemy be
more Numerous than wee Expect, I have sent to y® bank ffor
men this night & pray'd Cap* Robinson to bring or Send
mee w" men he can, 'twill be too late to Send to Exeter or
Hampton for this march but I have ordred y™ to Stand upon
their Guard & to have the one halfe of their men ready to
march at a Minutes Warning, I am
Yo"" Excellency's most dutifull & Obedient
Rich'i Waldron
[ The followiyig without date or name of the writer is in the
hand-writing of Col. llichard Waldron.']
On thursday morning I sent out Cap* Davis w*?* one luin-
dred ffourty Eight men to March So ffar as to ffnd out y"
track of y'' Enemy who went hence in the way to Winipi-
ciauky ab* Eighteen mile into y** woods to the Northw'^ of y®
Norwest, aV 10 mile above Cocheeho they found the track
of ab* 10 or 12 Ind"* that came from y® Eastw*^ & returned
upon their own Track — w".*^ are Supposed to be y*^ Same that
Kill'd y« 2 Children.
the first day they could lind no track of y*' Army but bending
their Course more Westwardly the next morning *& So South
West & Southwardly till ab' noon & then they came upon
their track w*^''* was mucli greater than they made w*l^ 148
men w'" they followed Townward ab* 2 or 3 mile & then
Discovered many trees w*^'^ y* bark newly peel'd olf, «Sc so
Imediately came upon the Wigwams in a very Obscure place,
they were Seventeen in Number & Several of them double
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Wigwams ab* 8 mile in y^ Woods distant from the place
where they laid their Ambush on y*' Sabbath day —
W" they came near the Town they dispersed themselves
& So going off, & Cap^ Davis & y'^ rest of y® Officers are
Well assured they Imediately return'd upon their own track
w*^.^ they gfectly discovered, Soe that wee are all Satisfied
they are now gone off Except Some Small Scouts, that may
be left behind.
Letter from Col, Richard Waldro7i to GrovZ Joseph Dudley^
Sept. 6, 1712.
Cochecho 6"' Septemb"^ 1712
May it please yo'^ Excellency
Yesterday I gave yo"" Excellency an Ace" Portsm" of
Cap* Davis March into the Woods w*" 148 Men who return'd
last night : Inclosed is a gticular Acc*^.* of w" discovery he
made in That March —
^ch giYes us ffull Satisfaction that the body of y** Enemy are
drawn off & my Selfe Just Occasion to dismisse our men
ffor y*' pV — ( Except Capt Davis w"' y** Constant Scout )
however I have ordred y™ all to be ready at y** first call &
await yo'' Excellency's further pleasure herein.
Ever Since the Discovery of y® Enemy's ambush o"^
Woods have been so full of men that they dared not to
attempt an attack upon us w*? their main body but marchd
off as fast as they Could for Cap* Sales he believes they never
Staid one night in their wigwams as they went off, I am
Yo'' Excellency's most dutifull & Obed*
Rich'i Waldron
I Desired Cap* Eaton to march this
way as far as oyster river but have now
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advised him [to re] turn, y'^ Newbury
troop Lodged [here] last night and are now gone
to Nechowonuck. R. W.
[Superscribed]
On her Maj"^* Service
To his Excellency
Joseph Dudley Esq
Governo"^ &c
humbly p'^st
In Boston
Letter from Col. John Wheelwright and John Lane to Gov^
Dudley Sept. 18, 1712
Sir,
We inform y'' Excellency that this morning Serg*
Tucker, Joshua Downing & W™ Cole went into the Pasture
to get up y"" Horses, & were set upon by the Enemy who
wounded the first, & took him Prison' & kill'd the other two.
Some Gentlemen that had y' Horses & Arms ready, w*^ about
a Dozen ffoot Men issued into the Woods. The Enemy fired
upon the Horse before the ffoot could come up, & Kill'd Cpt
Robinson & took M'' Elisha Plaistead Prison^ The Horse
made their Retreat out of y*" Woods & order'd y^ ffoot to
retire because the Enemy very numerous Cpt Lane & Cpt
Harman rallied y"" Companies & fought the Enemy a consid^'''
Time at the Edge of y'' Woods. The Enemy on drawing off
offer'd a Truce, w*'^ we took w^*^ The Enemy refused a
Ransom for the Prison "".^ till y^ come to Richmonds Island
five Days hence. M'^ Plaistead writes the Enemy have six
Cpt°^ & two hundred Men. We have no sufficient Number
to go into the Woods to 'em. We have written for the
Companies of Willard & Robinson to repair hither & without
326 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Maj^ Plaistead sh'^ think it not convenient shall Pursue the
Enemy as far as we can as soon as y^ arrive.
We remain
Y"" Excellencies most obed*^ Serv'*
John Wheelwright
Jolni Lane
ffrom Cp! Wheelwrights
Garrison in Wells Sept. 18
1712.
Letter from Elisha Plaisted to his Father.
S'-
I am in the hands of a great many Indians with
which there is Six Captains. The Sume that they will have
for me is 50 pounds & thirty pounds for Tucker my ffellow
Prisoner in good Goods as Broad Cloth Some Provision Some
tobacco pips Penistone Stockins and a Little of all things.
S'^ If you will Come to Richmans Island in 5 dayes aib farthest
for here is 2 hundred and they belong to Canada
If you doe nott come m hue days you Will nott See mee,
for Cap* Nathaniel the Indian will not Stay no Longer for
the Canada Indians is not Willing for to Sell mee.
Pray S' dont fail for they haue giuen me one day, for the
Days was but 4 att first.
giue my Kind Loue to my Dear wife
this from your dutifull
Son till Death
Coppia Elisha Plaisted
OF THE STATE OF MALNE 327
Letter from Col. Ricliard Waldron to Gov. Joseph Dudley
Sept, 19, 1712.
Portsm? Sep: 19^" 1712
May it please yo'' Excellency
This Morning we have Advise fro Wells that yesterday
morning y« Enemy Appear'd at Cap* Wheelwrights Garrison
M'' Jn" Plasted ( w"' sundrie others of y'' County of York )
being at Wells at y'' Marriage of his son to Cap* Wheel-
wrights daughter Three of y** Company went out to look
their Horses in y*' morning two of whome were Kil'd and y^
thiid taken upon w' '^ seven or eight Horses standing ready
at y** Door were imediately mounted by Cap*^ Lane. Robinso
y® Bridegroom &c. to make a Discovery of y*" Enemy, but
they met w"* an unhappy Shot fro an Ambush w"^" Killed
Cap* Robinson, shot down, Kild & wounded several Horses
took y'' Bridegrome M"" Plasteds Son, y rest made their
Escape, after this they indeavoured to make out a party to
fight y*" Enemy and got together about 70 men who fac'd
them & they interchang'd severall Shot but to little purpose
save y® wounding One on each side for y'^ Enemy kept y"
Skirts of y® woods and being more numerous 'Twas not
thought Adviseable to proceed further but L* Banks of York
goes out w*^ a fflagg of Truce to treat w*'' y*" Enemy ab* y*
Redempt" of M-: Plasteds Son and y'' Other Captive Serg*
Tucker.
this Banks is now here and saith he was mett w"' by
Six Indians who cal'd themselves Cap*? of whome he knew
two ( vizt ) Bomazeen & Capt Nathl' he Saw also anothr who
took Acquaintance w*l' him by seeing him at Casco bay w"
y® late Captives were Redeemed there so that they are
doubtless most Eastw^^ Indians & Banks tells me that he
that took Plasted is a Penobscotman. They proposed to
him y'' sending to Richmans Island in five dayes & there
they would bring y*^ Captives to Ransome as by a letter fro
328 DOCUMENTAHY HISTORY
young Plasted to his ffath. Copie w'of Maj^ Plasted sends y""
Excellency by this Express and I understand they are send-
ing a Shallope thither Accordingly — I have this morning
sent advice of y« Above throughout y® Province and Ordered
all y^ Militia to stand upon their Guard & be ready to Releive
any part that may be Oppressed — Cap* Davis w*^ his Scout
is upon their Duty and I was hopeful! in about a fortnights
time w" our Indian Harvest is in to have dismis'd him but I
now leaue that & y^ p'"sent motion of y*^ Enemy to y"^ Excel-
lencies Consideration & await y'' Coniands thereupon w'=^
shall No sooner be Received than readily Obey'd by y""
Excellencies
Obed^ & most humble Serv!^
Rich'^ Waldron.
[Superscribed]
On her Maj"^* Service
To his Excellency
Joseph Dudley Esq
Govern' &c
humbly P''st.
In Boston
Letter from Icliabod Plaisted to Gov. Dudley,
Sept. 19, 1712.
SepflG^'^ 1712
May* please yo"" Exelency
S' my Bro'^'' w^'' Som others being at Wells at the mar-
iage of his Son yest'day morning about Eight of y® clock
there was Sent out from Capt Wheelwrights Garrison three
men to feth up thiere horses, the Indians in Ambush Shott
two dead & took one Prisoner, Cap* Robison & others thatt
OF THE STATE OP MAINE 329
was there & had their horses at the doare went E mediately
for theire Reliefe, Capt Robinson Joshua Downing & W"
Coale was kild.
Cap* Heard m"" Hubard & others horses was Shott Dead
under them. Elisha Plaisted taken, Cap* Harmon & Cap*
Lane with theire Comp^* fought the Indians Som time after
ward the Indians came to a parly & Sent in the Inclosed, &
S"" we have made bold to Send to the Redemption of those
p^'sons : before we have yo'" Exelencys ord*' by reason the time
Limited is so Short that before we Can aquaint yo"" Excelency
& have yo"" answer the time sett will be out. We have
ordered Capt Willards & Cap* Robinsons Company forth-
with to Wells & Half the Standing Companys to be in Arms
till your Exelencys further order.
S'' I am yo Exelencys Most Humble
and obedient Seruant
to Command
Ichabod Plaisted
Lev* Bank went to the
Indians Saw them and
discoursed them & recons
them not more than 150
[Superscribed]
To
His Exelency
Joseph Dudley Esq"'
Cap* Gen" & Govern""
of her Majes** Provinces
the Massachusetts Bay
New Hampshire —
// &c
On her Majes*^ Servis
330 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Letter from Col. Richard Waldron to Grov'^ Dudley,
Sept. 22. 1712.
Cochecho 22'i Sep* 1712
May it please yo'' Excellency
Yesterday afternoon came an Expresse to mee y" at
Dover Meeting from Maj*" Plaistecl at Salmon Falls w*^''
advisd mee that Cap* Harman liad Discovered the track of
y" Enemy to the Number of 30 or 40 between Wells & York
bending their Course tliorow the Woods directly this Way &
that Plaisted himselfe Saw 2 Ind"^ that Morning & another
two more in another Place, upon this advice I was Willing
to be provided to meett y'V if they came this Way to w*^.^ end
I sent to lj\ Colonel Vaughan last night to Send mee up 20
or 30 able pick'd men who appear'd Very Early in y® Morn-
ing »& of this I desired L* Col Vaughan to give yo"" Excel-
lency an Ace" g post. I ordred also From y^ Severall parts
of Dover so many as w*^'' y'^ Scout & Portsm°men makes 120
w*^^ am now Sending abroad in 3 parts Between Salmon Falls
& Lampry river to March near on y^ heads of our out Feilds.
Cap* Davis tells me y* last night at oyster river in the
dead of y** Night there were doors knock'd at & Stones Flung
at Some Garrisons, to find out who liv'd in their houses &
whether any watch was kept in their Garrisons, as the enemy
did y** Night before Oyster river was Destroy'd & Wee are
Well assured Some Scouts of the Enemy are now near us. —
23'» Sep* 1712.
That party that went to Salmon Falls river brought in
word last night that they discover'd y^ gfect track of a Scout
of y^ Enemy abt twelve in number that came Over that river
& directed their Course thro' the Woods tow'l^ Cochecho the
other pties discovered nothing
Cochecho 25*" Sep* 1712 Evening
Wee have Improved o'' men to make the best discovery
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 331
wee can & finding notliing i^nt a Scout this way ( that we
Know has discovered us for tliis day our men Saw 2 Ind"*
w^^in 2 mile of Cocheeho but tliey were on y" other side the
river) I have dismiss'd all Again but Cap* Davis w"' the
Standing Scout w'''' propose to Continue till our harvest is
in vnlesse yo"^ Excellency shall order otherwise.
Wee have yet heard nothing from Richmonds Island ab*^
y^ Captives assoon as any advice comes yo'' P^xcellency will
have Ace" of
I am
Yo'" Excellencys most dutifull & ob -
Rich'i Waldron.
Letter from Geo. Vaughan to Gov. Dudley.
Sept. 26, 1712.
Portsm° 26th g^pr 12 of y« clock 1712
May it please y' Excellency
just now I Received this for y^ Excellency so omit
sending w^ I had for y"" Excellency Coll. Waldron having
given you at large I have only to add that we are in fears
about y^ Sloop y* went to Ransome M'' Plasted. here is a
Vessell going in Quest of her as far as Casco.
1 am in all Obedience
y Excellencies
Oblidged & Most humble Serv!
Geo : Vaughan
[Superscribed]
On her Maj"^* Service
To His Excellency
Joseph Dudley Esq'"
Governour &id^
In
// Boston.
332 DOCUMENT ABY HISTORY
Letter from Gov. Dudley to Gol. Partridge.
Sept. 30. 1712.
Levtenant Williams brings you nineteen prisoners &
those with you makes twenty & the four Messengers from
M'' Vodeuil are in all twenty four, Make all possible dispatch
with them give them what bread & flesh & Rume the officer
whose name is Renaw & the other officer shall desire least
they be delayed by the bad weather coming in and starved.
Tell them when you give them then- Victualls & pass-
port that I am not Governour of Albany nor that you think
they would receive them there but that they may do as they
please and make the best of their way, if any thing Happen
of sickness or othewise that may be stayed and forward the
rest & dispose the sick to quarters & let me know it.
Cassot stays with you they have abandoned as a protestant.
30 Sept. 1712
Let a scout of the men at least
See them ten or twenty mile on their
way & charge all the officers to keep
them from drink & if Captain Wright,
be y° out, let them know it and be
carefull to carry their flagg in Sight.
Col. Partridge
Letter of Instructions from Grov. Dudley to Capt. Samuel
Moodey, Nov. 12, 1712.
Boston 12 Nov'^ 1712
The next visit the Indians make you at the fort receive them
friendly & acquaint them that in order to a firm & lasting
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 333
peace between the Queen of Great Britayn & the french king
there is a cessation of arms Concluded for four months to
give the Necessary' time to make it perfect & that the gove-
ments of tlie french & English are comanded not to Hurt
each other till they shall hear the Issue & be furthur
Directed & that if the Sachems Will Come to you you have
something to say to them & to acquaint them with what is
aboves^
& when the sachems shall attend you acquaint them accord-
ingly with what is above and that you are well assured &
Certayn of the peace to follow Imediately & that nothing but
the winter time can hinder our knowing of it from home.
That the french King has shewed to the world how
much Inferiour his armies are to the English by surrendring
so many places & fortifications & Towns to the Queen & her
Confederates.
That they now see plainly the Mischeif they have
brought upon themselves In breaking their Covenant & leav-
ing their dependence upon the English & going over to the
french Interest who have now for ever lost placentia, St.
Peters, Port royal & all the bay of fundee & acknowledged
all those countrys to belong to the Queen of Great Britayn
So that they have no french country or people to depend
upon Except Quebeck for trade or supply.
That if they have any thing to say to the Governour
referring to their good behaviour for the future towards the
Qveen of Englands subjects they must acquaint you & you
will let The Governour know what it is.
& afterwards in your discourse as from your self you may
tell them it will be Very hard to persuade the Governour to
believe them to be good after the breach of two sollemn
Treatyes in the years 1702 and 1703, and that they must
give very good assurances but you have not further to say
bemg not Instructed but that you will be their freind &
334 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
speak to the Governour for them & get his answer to what
they shall propound as fast as the winter will allow
orders to Captain Moody
referring to the Eastern Indians. J. Dudley
Letter from Sahastiayi Rale to Capt. Samuel Moody
Nov. 18, 1712.
Monsieur
Le gouverneur general du Canada me mande par sa
lettre qui m'a ete apportee depuis quelques jours, que le
dernier vaisseau du Roi arrive a Quebec le 30 Sept. rapporte
que la paix n'est par encore conclue entre les deux couronnes
de France & d'Angleterre quoi qu'il est vrai qu'on en parle
fort. Voila ce qu'il m'en dit.
Et d'autres lettres que j'ai regiies m'apprennent que
Monsieur L' Intendant qui est arrive dans ce vaisseau, dit
qu' etant sur le point de s'embarquer a la Rochelle on y
regu une lettre de Monsieur de Tallard, qui assuroit que la
paix etoit faite, & qu'elle seroit publi6e sur la fin d'Octobre.
Or on ne le pent pas sgavoir en Canada, mais on le
pent sgavoir a Boston ou les vaisseau peuvent arriver en
toute saison, si vous en sgavez quelque chose, je vous prie de
me le faire sgavoir, afinq' j'envoie incessament a Quebec sur
les glaces, pour en informer le gouvej-neur general pour qu'il
empeche les sauvages de faire aucum acte d'hostilite Je suis
tres parfaitement
Monsieur
Votre tres humble & tres
obeissant serviteur
Seb. Rale SJ
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[Superscribed]
A Monsieur
Monsieur Moody
Capitaine & gouverneur
du fort &c.
Boston. N. England. Decemb^ 2*? 1712/
My Lords
Captain Rouse in lier Majestyes Ship the
Saphire, brought my Last Letters to Your Lordships Dated
29^? Octob"' hist past, wherein I gave youi^ Lordships Account
of the Articles in Your Lordships Letters of the first of
Feb'"y 1711/12 Referring to the Stores of Warr, Small
Amies, Left here of the Late Expedition, which are well
Disposed and Secure"? as now in the Accounts sent Home —
and Referring to the Difference between this Goverment,
and Conecticut, & Road Lsland Colonyes ; Referring to the
Division Line which I liope are well arriv^, and I shall
attend your Lordships further Commands therein-
This Comes by the Chester who brings home the
Mas* Ships, and other Merchant Sliips that are Ready; and
in your Lordships Packets, are tlie whole years papers. Min-
utes of Councill Acts of the Assemblyes of both the Prov-
inces, State of the Castle, & forts Amunition and Stores of
Warr, and other Papers which 1 hope will be to your Lord-
ships Satisfaction ~
About a month Since by Letters from S* Nicholas
Trevanion, then at Newfoundland and a few Dayes After,
by Letters from my Lord Dartmouth, brought by Captain
Graves in her Majestyes Shipp the Dunnige, I Receiv^ the
Happy Account of the Cessation of Amies, which I presently
made publiq, being attended therein by the Gentlemen of
336 DOCTJMENTAKY HISTORY
Her Majestyes Councill, and Representatives of the Assem-
bly, and the Foot Regiment of the Town of Boston, with all
Demonstrations of Satisfaction in her Majestyes good Sub-
jects, in hopes of an Established peace, upon the Articles in
Her Majestyes Speech Referring there unto, A Coppy of the
Cessation of Armes I have sent Over Land to My Vodreil
the Governour of Canada, by some French Prisoners which
I sent to him Last week, which I suppose will stop any
Further March of any Partyes of the Enemy on that Side,
and 1 believe the peace, when it arrives will be as welcome
to him, as to her Majestyes Good Subjects in these
provinces ~
There will Remayn a Difficulty m the Obtaining One
of his Hands, and the French Indians Depending upon him
our many Prisoners, Men, Weomen, and Children, which he
has Long Detain^ , Contrary to his many promises, and thrust
severall of them into Nuneryes and Religious Houses, and
many more Left in the barbarous Hands of the Indian, Some
of them Gentlemens Daughters, to be made Heathen, and
Wives to their Maquas. Notwithstanding Every Year I
have Assured him that I have Returned to Canada, Pla-
centia, and Martineco, and Into Europe all such Prisoners of
the French Nation that have fallen into My Hands, either by
Sea or Land, which have been to the Number of 500 &
more, of this Redemption I Dispair unless by your Lordships
Means, the french Kings orders to his Governours of that
part do strictly Command it, and that some Gentlemen from
hence, may be allow^^ to go to Quebeck, Montreal and other
parts in those Goverments to Search and find them out.
Another Difficulty will be how to Govern myself
Referring to the Indians In the Bay of Fundee called Kene-
becks, Panobscot, Norigwock and other Settlements upon the
English Grounds who have for these sixty years acknowl-
edged their Dependance upon the Crown of great Britayn,
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 33*7
and Twice since I have come heither have Acknowledged
their Dependence upon the Crown of Great Britayn & their
Submission to it, but presently after the Warr broke out
Conuuitted barbarous murders and Burnt many Houses in
Company with the French and their Dependant Indians, by
the Instigation of The Frencli Jesuits, and Priests alwayes
Residing Amongst them, and at this time with them --,
These Indians are weary of the Warr, having Lost
some Hundreds of their Number, and are not now left above
three or four Hundred men, but we Can never be Assured
of their fidelity, untill some English Settlements be Estab-
lished in those Eastern parts to Govern them, and their
Priests be Keept from them which will hardly be obtain*?
unless the French Governours be Command*? Intirely to with
draw them^
In these Articles I pray your Lordships Consideration
and that I may Receive her Majestyes Commands therein, It
is a great mortification to all These Tribes of Indians, that
they can have no more Assistance or Encuragement, from
Newfoundland, placentia. Portroyall, Nor any its Depend-
encyes but must travel to Quebeck for all their Supplyes,
untill they are Restored to the English Friendship, which I am
humbly of Opinion is best to be Done, both to Secure the
Trade with them, as well as to take them of from their
French Dependence, or gaining them to any future Assist-
ance.
I humbly Submit tlie whole Affayr to your Lordships
Direction and pray to have her Majestyes Commands, which
I shall with all faithfullness persue as in my Duty in the
mean time I shall bring them to as good a Quiet as I can,
which they are already Enquiring after, at our Eastern Carl-
sons next adjoyning to them '^
Your Lordships will please in the Accounts of Stores
of Warr, to observe that the thousand Small Amies left here
22
338 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
of the Canada Expedition are divided One hundred to New
Hampshire, half, in the Fort, and half in the Comissaryes
Stores, and the other Nine hundred to this Province, One
hundred at the Castle, Eight hundred in the Comissaryes
Stores, some few of them were Lost in the Soldiers passage
by Sea, in their going & Return, and Death of some of them,
as is usuall in Such Cases, they are Disposed under the Care
of the Comissaryes of Each Province, for the publiq Service,
and will be Keept, clean, & Serviceable at all times, and
shall be Disposed in an Armory, in the publique State
House, which was Last Year burnt, but is again built in
better form and will be soon finished. "^
My Lords /
I am Your Lordships
Most faithfull
obedient humble Servant
J Dudley
End : ) Neiv E^igland
Letter from Col^ Dudley, Grovernor of New England,
to the Board, Dated the 2'} of Dec''}' 1712./
Letter from Lieut. Joseph Been to Qov^ Dudley
Dec. 8. 1712.
Desember y« 8 1712
May it pleas your exsilence your humble servant promuses
to give your exsilence An a Count of the Indins Coming in
Cp" Moodys Absence they hear that it is Like to be peac
and they have Don noo hurt to the inglish But once this
Sumer and they Would Make peac : apon terms thatt your
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 339
exsilene See Meatt they told me that the french governer
told them that they must not Come with a flag of truse Knor
more to Casco Bay : Leftenant Moses Can in form your
exsilency at Large all things Are in good order our fourt by
Stomis partly blod down which we repard Sune: I
Remane your exsilences humble Seruantt
Joseph Been.
Letter from Capt. Sam\ Moodey to Gov. Dudley.
Dec. 10. 1712.
Casco 10"> Dec"^
May it please y'" Ex''y
I arrived here this morning after along k, tedious pas-
sage & found all well at y'^ Garrison. The Indians have
made us tlrree visits in my absence & brought several letters
from y** Friar w*"'' are inclosed, Lev^ Bean tells me they are
very desireous to hear of y® confirmation of y® News of peace
w*^^ they hear from Canada y'' is a prospect of We are in
daily Expectation of their return when I shall treat them
according to y'' Ex^^^^ instructions with all caution. Cap''
Moses who arrived y*' Next day after He left Boston, & has
carefully attended y"^ Exc^* order in visiting y*^ (Harrison at
Saco is now returning according to y*^ Exc^^ Direction, I cant
learn but y* his men have been very orderly, & he has pru-
dently discharged his Duty in y*' whole voyage — I liaue by
Him sent a Goose w*^"^ humbly craue y' Ex^^^ acceptance of
I am
y Excellencys
most humble & Obed* Servant
Sam" Moodey
340 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Letter from John Wetitworth to Gov. Dudley, July 20^ 1713.
Portsm" July 20"' 1713
May it Please Your Excellency
On Thirsday Morning at four of y*' Clock Cap^ Carver
came to Saile with y" Indian Messengers &c on board, and at
3, in y* Afternoon Wee wear Abrest with Winter harbour
whear wee discharged Three Great Guns to notifie y* Indians
at Saqua and their abouts, y® ffoart answered us with one
Great Gun — Wee Stood along till 8, at night then wear
abrest w"' Cape Elsebeth whear wee fired one Gun Small gaile
of wind at one of y** clock in y® Morning were off Perbudock
then fired one Gun Cap* Moodey went Emediately on Shoar,
and when it was day an Indian Cannew w*^ four men came
on board us. Wee put two of our men Indians on board y®
Canoe and Sent them on Shoar to Notifie their breatheren,
which they did to Effect, for by Saterday One of y® clock
wee had all y^ Indians at Casco, The Sagamores then Sent
Two Messengers one of which was Cap* Nathaniel To acquaint
us that they wear all reddy to waite upon us, Wee appointed
Two of y® clock by which time wee had made a booth for our
Selves, and opesite to us a long foarme for the Sagamores and
Principle officers that would Seate 30 men soon as they wear
all Seated Wee Marcht out of y® ffoart very Gravely, with
what Show we could make to our booth whear y® Sagamors
reed: us Very handsomly as Soon as wee wear Seated Cap*
Whealwright tould them wee ware glad to See them here on
that ocation &c/
and Supposed their Messmgers had acquainted them with
what had Past between your Excellency and them at Piscat-
aqua, They tould us they had, and that what had past
between your Excellency and their Messengers at Piscataqua
they wear now come with all their people to Confirm ~ wee
bed them Welcome and desired to know y® Names of y® cheif
Sagamores, They took a few Minuts to Consider and then
OF THE STATE OP MAINE 341
Named five of y'' cheifes of which ould Moxis was first and
Soe four moor one of which was young Mogg a man about
50 years a likely Magestick lookt Man who spake all was
Said, wee Soon came to y^ Articles which wee passed over
Explaineing eveiy of them Espetially about y" Trade and
that of not comeing to y® Westward of Saqua river which
they very well approved off and Said Amen to Every Article,
they Askt some Questions which wee Satisfy ed them, and
then Proceeded to Diink y^ Queen of Great Britains Health,
with y® Discharge of the Cannon from y^ ffoart, They drank
y® Health Very Chearfully and gave Three Cheeres, and then
Exprest abundance of Joy and Satisfaction, Wee gave them
one ox, a hhd. bread a barrill Pork, a barrill ftlower Molassis
Rum Tobacco pipes &ct: all which they reed Very thank-
fully, and had finnished every thing by Six of y^ Clock.
Their was about 30 Sagamors and 180 brisk young men
many of them well cloathed and behaved them Selves hand-
somly. Soon as wee had finnisht all, Mogg Stood up and
Spake Applying himself first to y^ cheif of men and then to
All his people
I doe agree to euery article here read unto us and have
agreed to Stand by Em and doe advise you to doe the same.
Bean tould us & gaue them a great deal of Good Aduice,
and then turned to us and Said let this peace bee as lasting
as y* earth we Stand upon And Soe said they all to which
wee made a Short reply and then took our leaue, your Excel-
lency will haue a moor perfict acco* at y*' return of y*' rest of
y^ Gentlemen which suppose may bee by Weddensday night.
My ffather Hunking arrived at Casco ffryday niglit with
your Exellencys letter, Wee had Conserted Measures to find
out the Truth of that Story but fiindeing Nathaniel and
at y*^ Generall Assembly we let y*^ drop, he not haueing been
absent aboue 4 dayes Since Cap* Moody left Casco we Judge
y'" might be of Men Women & Children about 420. as Soon
342 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
as wee had finnisht y" work your Excellency Sent us and
haueing Soe good an opertunity w*'' Cap*^ Hunking, M'' Geo :
Jaffryl and Self took leaue of y** Gentlemen at Casco Ffoart
Saterday 7, in y*' Euening wee haueing some Extreordinary
business that required our being at home, y'' Next day y®
wind being Contrayrey wee landed at Winter Harbour and
came from thence by Land, and Just now came to town
being 4, of y" Clock after noon.
as wee are capeble of Judging y** Indians are well
pleased with peace and wee all think they are in earnist,
they are uery desirous of a Supply, Coll° Rednap has some
Commands from your Exellency which Suppose will finnish
at Casco this day, This is the Substance of what I can at
Present think of, which I thought my duty to post to your
Exellency, M^ George Jaffryl gives his duty to yo"" Exel-
lency as dos
your Exellency s
Moast obedient Humb Serv*
[Superscribed] Jn*^ Wentworth
dispacht Monday
evening at Six of y*'
clock : from Portsm"
To Coll° Noice at To His Excellency
Newbery Joseph Dudley Esqui'
&c^
M^ Coram to the Earl of Orford.
To the R* hon^.i« Edward
Earl of Orford, &c
The humble Represent?
of Thomas Coram.
Most humbly sheweth
That his Majesty has in North America between
New England & Nova Scotia, bounded by the River Saga-
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 343
dehocke & S* Croix, a large Tract of land now waste &
uninhabited, capable of great Improvements, to the advan-
tage of his Majesty's Kingdom.
That Tract of Land is well situated, having many-
safe harbours, and navigable Rivers, lyes in the Latitude of
44 to 47, being above an hundred Miles Square, abounding
with Trees fit for Masts of all Sizes, & for the making of
Pitch, Tar & Rozin in very great plenty, as well as 10''? Oak
for Planks Knees, & other Ship Timber in great Abundance ;
The Soil deep & fertile, very proper for hemp, & might in
a few Years be made to supply his Majesty's Kingdoms with
the Naval Stores &c^, now precariously had at Arbitrary
prizes from the Northern Kingdoms.
The Sea before this land, is commodious for Fish-
ery, having many other Advantages for the Increase of Trade
& Navigation.
The said Tract of Land was granted by King
Charles the second to his Brother the Duke of York. Some
Fishermen & others endeavour'd to settle themselves thereon,
but they wanting the Countenance of Authority, as well as
a Support from the Crown, did not well succeed, for that
the French, who were then in possession of Nova Scotia,
prompted the Native Indians to drive away or kill them,
w'^!^ they effected, by reason the Settle'^ were begun in a dis-
orderly manner, at too great a Distance from one anotlier ;
To remedy w*^'^ King James the second built a Fort ; At the
Revolution the New England People possess'd themselves of
it, but in the Year 1696 shamefully deliverd it up & yielded
themselves Prisoners to two French Mercliant Ships, who
demolish'd it, since w'^? time none have attempted to settle
upon that fine Land.
There are now a good Number of tlie disbanded
Officers & Soldiers who having been bred up in the Wars
from their Youths, have no Calling, or Trade to enable them
344 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
to subsist here, are extreamly desirous to make a Settlement
upon the said Land, w''? they apprehend to be for the Service
of their Country, as well as for y*^ Good of themselves &
their posterity ; and do humbly hope his Majesty in his Royal
Compassion will grant them the said Land, as also his
Letters patent for a Brief, or otherwise enable them to
raise Money to transport themselves & Families thither, &
help support them there at first, till they can subsist them-
selves by raising Naval Stores, & by the Fishery ; His Maj-
esty reserving to himself & his heirs 5* p Annum for ev'ry
hundred acres w'^'' shall be taken up by the Settlers & all
those shall come after them, to be paid in Hemp & other
Naval Stores fit for the Navy Royal, or in what manner his
Majesty shall think fit.
The settling the said land with some of the Dis-
banded Soldiers, & others who cannot get Employment &
Maintainance here, will make it the most useful Plantation
of any to this Kingdom, and be a means of strengthening
his Majesty's Empire in America, & a lasting Security to
y® neighbouring Plantations agamst y® French & Frenchify'd
Indians in those parts, & wou'd open a Way for the future,
if Occasion shou'd be, to Quebeck, without the hazarding a
Fleet in the River of S* Lawrence, where the late Misfor-
tune befel That under St Hovenden Walker ; & wou'd also
create a new Nursery of Seamen by continually bringing a
certain Supply of Naval Stores from thence.
Which is most humbly submitted
To Yr Lord''^ Consideration by
Rt Hon^"=
Your Lordship's most obedient
& most humble Servant
London
IQ'^ Ocf 1714. Tho: Coram.
(No Endorsement.)
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 345
Further Proposals from MV Coram and Others, to Earl of
Orford ^c.
According to your Lordships Order to lay before
your Honours our Proposals for settling a Colony
in the County of Cornwal in North America.
l^'' That near the Mouth of y^ River Sagadehock alias
Kenebeck, the aforesaid Colony by the Title of S^ George's
shall build a Royal Town, & call it Augusta, with sufficient
habitations for 500 small Families, w^? shall be well enclosed
in an Earth Wall & a Ditch well palisadoed which shall be
capable of securing y*" whole Colony & give Encouragement
both to Trade & Fishing.
2 : This River having a large Course, bordered with some
of the best Land in that part of America, well furnish'd w*^^
good Trees for building of Ships & the best Masts now known
in America, will easily furnish the Colony w*? Timber for to
build Vessils of all sorts for their use, & supply Masts for y®
Royal Navy of Great Britain.
3. The land being known to be a good & deep Soil, w''.'^ is
proper for the planting of Hemp 'tis proposed that as this
Colony is chiefly design'd for raising a Supply of Naval
Stores, that as soon as the land can be clear'd from the Wood,
w^? in the destroying will produce Pitch & Tar &c : & all
the land ( that can be spar'd from the necessary Corn to be
sown for their subsistence & convenient pasture ) shall be
kill'd & sown with Hemp, & the possessors shall pay to
his Majesty 5^ g annum for ev'ry hundred acres they shall
take up.
4. The persons proposing this Settlement are many of them
Officers now supported by half pay, who think it will be an
Advantage to the Publick to take off five hundred out pen-
sioners now in the pay of Chelsea College, such as are recov-
er'd of their Wounds, & may be capable of doing good
346 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Service, being persons knowing y'^ Discipline of War, under
wliicli they must continue for y® first three Years till y? Col-
ony is settled & secur'd, & afterward do duty as Militia under
such Regulation as his Majesty shall think fitt : But they do
humbly beg to be incorporated without Subordination either
to New England or Nova Scotia.
5. Whereas your Lordships demand an Estimate of the
Charges of this Undertaking, We have made a Computation
of the Charge of pay of one thousand Men w"' Officers in pro-
portion, building of Churches, erecting of Forts, &c'^ amount-
ing to sixty thousand pounds Ster : w°? Estimate is herewith
deliver'd ; And they humbly conceive if the Coinage of the
Copper upon half pence & Farthings ( for w*^.^ some of them
have mov'd ) was applyd thereto, it wou'd be an Expedient,
if not, they hope tliat some other Way might be found.
6. As for the Transportation of y? Coloney over with their
ffamilys, as also a sufficient Number of Artillery for y® nec-
essary Forts & Block houses w'''^ are to be had out of his Maj-
esty's Stores, as well as the Arms & Ammunition for the Men,
with other necessary Utensils to raise the said Forts, your
LordP.^ will also be pleased to have under your wise Consid-
eration.
7. We also beg leave to let your Lordships know that when
his Majesty & y** Council referr'd this matter to your Hon-
ours, it was his Majesty's Pleasure to say, as we are well
inform'd, that he had rather give the Coinage of the half-
Pence & Farthings to So publick a Good than to any other
matter whatever; and we further humbly pray your Hon-
ours to consider the Season of the Year ; for We are all of the
Opinion that if your Honours are pleas'd to favour Us in y''
Report to his Majesty & Councill, that then We may hap-
pily get away in March or April, for We can be forthwith
furnish'd w*** Money on that Credit for the first Year.
Febiy 10*" 1714.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 347
Right Hono'^^^
The Officers & Soldiers requesting tliis Set-
tlement, have desir'd us the Sunscribers on their behalf, to
wait on your Lordships with their proposals, & to receive
your LoP* Pleasure therein.
We are
R* Hon''i«
Your Lordships most obedient hum'"''' Serv'"
Thomas Coram.
Richard Jones.
Dni Hall.
Will'" Armstrong.
Will"' Birkett.
Samuel Balls.
1711 -^^ Estimate of the Charge for settling the
Yolfy 15"! New Colony near the River Sagadehock in
North America.
Three Years for £ S D
Ten Captains at 8^ p Diem
Twenty Lieu*^ at 4^ p diem
Thirty Serjeants at 1* 8'^ p diem
Thirty Corporals at 1* p diem
Twenty Drums at 1* p diem
One Thousand private Men at 8*^ p diem 3G466
One Surgeon at O" p diem
Two Surgeon? Mates at 2.G p diem each
One Surgeon*? Chest
Two Ministers each XlOO p annum
Two Gunners each at <£50 p annum
Two Montrosses at £20 p annum each
One Store Keeper at <£50 p annum
One Surveyor at X50 p annum
£
S
5010
5010
2457
15
1642
10
1095
G466
13
328
10
273
15
100
GOO
300
120
150
150
348 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
To build Churches & Forts, with
other incident Charges. 6295 16
£60000
Extracts from Letter of Jeremiah Dummer Agent^ in England,
to Secretary Addington April S, 1715.
" The project so often mention'd in my former letters
about setling our Eastern parts with disbanded Soldiers has
bin once more reviv'd. The Lords Commissioners for Trade
writ me a letter desiring me to attend their Board about it,
& to bring with me the Principal New England Gentlemen
that were in Town, & the Traders there, that it might be
thoroughly debated, & they might hear every body's opinion
about it. I did so, & the cheif thing argu'd was Whether
the land about Cape Sables, or that to the Eastward of Ken-
nebeck River were the most convenient place to make the
Settlement. It was agreed at last that the former had an
Advantage in lying nearer to the fishery, besides that a fort
there with a Town well inhabited would check the French at
Cape Breton, & be a Security to the Countrey of Nova Scotia.
It was also agreed that the latter Scituation was better for
Naval Stores, & was of importance otherwise, as it would
cover His Majestys Provinces of Main & New Hampshire.
In this manner it was left for their Lordship's further con-
sideration, since which they have taken no Step in it.
I had another letter from the Board of trade to know if
I had any thing to offer as to the bounds which were to be
setled between New England & the River of Canada, to
which the Substance of my answer was, that I beleiv'd it
would be necessary to appoint Commissioners to make the
Line, unless it can be obtain'd of France that the British
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 349
Colonies shall extend to the borders of the River, which
would be better."
"I beg the favour of you that together with this letter
you'l present my most humble duty & Service to the General
Court.
I wish you health I am
Whitehal S^
b'"" of Apr : 1715 Your most Obed' Ser^
Jer. Dummer
Mr Secretary Addington "
To the R* Hon''^*" the Lords Commissioners for
Trade & Plantations.
Memorial relating to
New Hampshire Province in
New England.
May it please your Lord''*
The province of New Hampshire is of
very great Importance both for the Honour & Service of his
Majesty & Good & Benefit of the whole Kingdom, being in
some respects preferable to any other of his Majesty's Plan-
tations, in that it affords Trees fit for Masts, Yards, Bow
Sprits, such as for their Goodness & large Dimensions have
never yet been found in any other part of the World but
there, & in the adjoining province of Meine, being fit for his
Majesty's greatest Ships of War as also Trees for smaller
Masts in great plenty, likewise Pitch, Tar, Rosin, Turpen-
tine, &c*. the Soil is also suitable to produce Hemp & Flax.
I have formerly been at considerable Charge to search
the Country as far Eastward as Kennebeck River ; sending
sevl skilful persons & with them the Liner of his Majesty's
Masts, to survey the Woods, but tho they found smaller
360 DOCUMENT ABY HISTORY
Masts plentiful, yet they found none, or but few Trees
beyond New Hampshire & Province of Meine wou'd make
Masts exceeding thirty two Inches Diameter; I wou'd hum-
bly propose to your Lordships to have the Opinion of the
Comiss'"* of his Majesty's Navy, whether or not it wou'd be
for his Majesty's Service to have a certain Number of suita-
ble Masts, &c : to be got & securely key'd down, to be always
in readiness, whenever his Majesty shall have Occasion for
them.
This Province & further Eastwards affords plenty of
Trees fit for Timber, Plank, boards & joyse enough to supply
the whole Kingdom, the purchase of w*^^ from Norway, & the
Sweed is chiefly by money sent out of the Kingdom, & Bills
of Exchange. Whereas from America, besides it bemg y*^
Growth & produce of his Majesty's own Plantations, are
chiefly purchas'd by English Manufactures & Comoditys ;
the Nature of New-England Firr-Trees is esteem'd by many
deal-board Traders, or timber Merchants to be as good, if
not superior in Goodness to any other, they are very good,
of a good Grain, ordinarily yellower, & much better than
Norway white Boards, but not quite so yellow as the yel-
lowest Sort ; if the Duty w*'?* is 23* 6*^ g hundred Deales, be
taken off, w*? some addition of Bounty Mony to incourage
the Importation, the Freight by ye great distance being dear,
it will greatly advantage the Kingdom by Consumption of
the English INIanufacture, will breed up Sea faring Men,
imploy much Shipping & be greatly serviceable, if a Rupture
with the Sweed &c*
I would also humbly represent it as needful, that the
person whom his Majesty shall appoint Lieu^ Gov^ of that
province, do reside within the same, his Excelly the Gov-
ernor who is also Governor of Massachusets Bay province
residing ( as it is proper he shou'd ) at Boston, w^?^ is sixty
Miles distant, cannot conveniently visit the same more than
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 351
once or twice p annum. The Province may well be term'tl
the Key of New England, if an Enemy shou'd possess them-
selves thereof ( as in the late War was much fear'd ) it wou'd
endanger the whole Country.
If there be any other particular relating to y'' Massa-
chusets Bay or New Hampshire provinces, wherein your
LordP* desire to be satisfy'd, I shall be ready at all times to
contribute all I can, to the best of my Knowledge, faithfully
& truely for the Good of his Majesty's Service & true Inter-
ests of the provinces.
Your LordP.^ most hundjle &
most devoted Servants
Sampson Sheafe.
from my Lodgings
at M^ Matthew Probee
against the Swan near
Water Lane & Temple
Gate.
( No Endorsement.)
Committee to prosecute Settlements^ ^c.
At a Great and General Court or Assembly of his INIaj-
esties Province of the Massachusetts bay held May 25''''
1715. —
The following Vote passed in the House of Represent-
atives Read and Concurr'd Viz^
Voted that Major John Wheelwright ^P Abraham
Prebble, M"" Joseph Hammond & Charles Frost Esq^ M""
John Leighton and any three of them be a Committee to
Prosecute the Reguler Settlements, of the Eastern frontiers
352 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
And that in Answer to the Petition of the Proprietors of
Cape Porpus and Black Point to the Committee for Claims,
the said committee be Directed to lay out the town Platts,
in A Reguler and Defensible manner at the Charge of the
Proprietors, & of Such other Towns, as Shall Offer Agreeable
to the order of Court ; —
Copy Examined
per J Willard Secry
Memorial of Sir Bihye Lake.
To the Right Honoble the Lords
Com*"? for Trade and Plantations.
The Memoriall of S^ Bibye Lake Barr* only
Grand Child & Anne the wife of Incre&se
Mather Doctor of Divinity only Daughter &
Heires of Cap* Thomas Lake Deed and Edward
Hutchmson & Josiah Walcott Esq""? Heires of
Major Thomas Clarke deced.
Sheweth
That your Memorialists & their Ancestors haveing
been in possession of Arrowsich Island and the other
Lands Claimed by them as in the Report of his Majest}^'s
SolP'" Generall to your Lordships are menconed for 78
years or thereaW^ { viz* ) from the year 1639 to this tune
& haveing expended above 20000 in purchaseing the
p''mesand makeing Settlem*^ thereupon dureing all which
time there was only two Interrupcons ( Viz* ) in the year
1675 & in the year 1684 when the ffrench Indians made
Insurreccons and destroyed the Settlem*? and killed the
s'} Cap* Lake & divers other persons in defending the
Same & imediately after such Destruccon retired and
quitted the P'^misses.
OF THE STATE OF MAnSTE 353
That by veitue of an OrcU or Act of the Gen'
Court and Court of Eleccons held at Boston in New Eng-
land the 15*^ Oct^ 1673 the s*? P'"misses were called
Devonshire and your Memorialists Ancestors Cap! Lake
& Major Clarke with others were appointed to repair
thither & Impowered to keep a Court as a County Court
to give Oaths to Constables and to appoint meet persons
& Inhabitants there to such Offices & places ( so far as
within their Patent) according to God & the wholesome
Laws of their Jurisdiccon and to appoint Com""? for End-
ing of Causes which Com""* had Magistraticall power to
punish Criminall Offences to licence Publick Houses to
prove Wills and take Acknowlegem*^ of Deeds As also
for marrying and to Settle the Militia in those places
and in all Cases where they were not ffreemen they
might make use of other fitt men provided they had
taken the oaths of ffidelity ( any thing in the Law to the
contrary notwithstanding.)
That pui'suant to the aforesaid Authority your
Memorialists Ancestors with others held Courts Sum-
oned Jurys appointed Constables and Officers for tlie
Militia for the places now Claimed by your Memorialists
and a Treasurer was appointed and Money raised on the
Inhabitants to defray tlie Expeuces thereof and a Juris-
diccon according to Law exercised & afterwards Certi-
hed to approved of and Confirmed by the s? Gen" Court
at Boston as by Authentick Copys of Court Rolls
recorded at Boston now ready to be produced to youi
Lordshipps doth appear.
That the Governm* of New England impowering
your Memorialists Ancestors to Exercise a Jurisdiccon
both Civill and Military aforesaid on the s? p'mes fully
proves they had then a just and legal Title thereto under
their Indian purchases since which your Memorialists
23
354 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
have had the same Confirmed by the Crown as in
M^ SolK Generalls Report is menconed.
That your Memorialists have since his Maties happy
Accession to the Crown built a Town called George
Town upon Arrowsick Island and made the same
defenceable and have made diverse other Settlem*^ upon
the p'^misses and are now dayly Imployed in perfecting
the same which they are able to perfect and are now in
quiet possion thereof.
Therefore your Memorialists hum-
bly hope there may be a Saving for their said Lands in
any Grant that shall be made by his Most Gratious
Matie
And yo^ Memorialists as in Duty
bound shall ever pray &c.
Bibye Lake.
22 January 171 T.
The Lauds Claimed by S^ Bibye Lake
M? Hutchinson & other Proprietors of
Lands in New England Viz*
Rowsick als Arrowsick Island lyeing on the East Side of
Kennebec River Negueasitt als Negnesseg bounded by Saga-
diock River on the Western Side thereof and Sheepscock
River on the Eastern Side thereof one great Pond on the
North side and Negnesseg River on the South west Side All
Lands on both Sides Kennebeck River East & West Extend-
ing from the North most part of Cape Sacantry reaching Ten
Miles into the woods called by the name of Swann ffour
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 355
Leagues in length South & North and the Lands from half
a Mile above Swan Alley to the northmost part of Cape
Sacantry and the Lands of Toconock which beginneth at tlie
Lower End of Neagnamker & reaching up the Iliver ffour
Miles above the ffalls of Toconock reaching Ten Miles into
the woods on each Side the River Kennebeck All Lands in
& ab! Agnascarangan adjoyning to Kennebeck River on the
North west & so South Westward to the Southermost Island
of Negmomkey and Six Miles from Toconock ffalls north
Eastward and ffifteen Miles all along on the s^ River Kenne-
beck into the Maine Land South Eastward And all Lands at
& ab* Agnascarangan River near the Toconock w^?^ begin-
neth at the ffalls of Neagnamker & reacheth up the River
ab* 4 Miles above the ffalls of Toconock And all Houses
Edifices Buildings woods Underwoods Mines Minerals Ponds
Lakes Rivers Creeks Bays Priviledges & appurts whatsoever
in the North East part of New England.
^ : ) A Perticular of the Lands
Claimed hy iS'f Bihye Lake and
other Proprietors in New England
Extracted out of the Indian
Purchase Deeds.
Letter from Capt. John Gyles to Grov. Samuel Shute,
Aj^ril 27, 1717.
May it Pleas your Excellancy
S^
having this information y'' 26 : Currant that thier is
great motions among y'^ Indians y" Caralina Indians and
Mohox sending belts of Pegue to our Indians to know if they
366 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
would Joyn w*'' them Vpon o Casion, which they have as yet
Refuesd y** Belts & Denied to Concern in troble as to a warr,
the Mohox Grevance is that they had a Sagamor Murdred y"
snmmar Past by y*' English at Albeny they buried him w"' 2
belts of Pegue & Propose to Raise him towward y** English
Nation in a short time Except Satisfacttion, and thir ar sum
hundreds of Caralina Indians gathered towards Canaday ( y*
informars say thousands ) waighting for the motion, Expect-
ing it to be this Sumar Eastward if they can obhge these
Eastward Indians, those furrown Indians send em word y* y*"
English keep them only in Play to such ttime they can gather
em to Cut them of, which will be this sumar if y*^ Govarnar
Can get em to Gether,
S^ I Credit this nues & y*' ttruth may be Proved in sum
measur at Albeny if faithfull theh,
the Indians hear as yett ar all Vpon thier hunting motions
and seem to be Very Easy in ther minds as I informd your
Excy in my Last, this is a new Measuag from those Indians
that I informd of m mine one novembar Past,
fort George at Brunswick
April j'' 27: 1717 I am your Excellancys Most
Obediant & faithfull servant
to y^ best of my skill to Command
I indeavr to make our Indians
sencable that it is all falce and
Delusions from those furronars
an intreague to bring them in
to troble
John Gyles
OF THE STATE OF MAINB 357
Letter from John Lane to G-ov. Shute.
May 19, 1717.
May it Plese your Excelencey
This moment Came A young man from Spurwinke
which wass Taken by A pirat sloop of Aboute ninty men
with Eight guns which is now att an anker In Cape Elese-
bth Roade sum of them Came to Spurwinke to M"" Geordons
house which occation him to take to woods they have Taken
one sloop & one shallop which they keep with them to cleene
there Slop —
this is all the account I have I am your Excelenceys
most humble and
obediant serv*
John Lane
Winter harbor the 19
of May 1Y17
saboth Day att Eleven
of the Clock
Memorial of Thomas Coram. June 6, 1717.
The Memorial of Thomas Coram, in Answer to the
Petitions & Memorials of Jeremiah Dumer Esq"" &
othei-s against making a Settlement on his Maj^y^ Land
& Islands between Nova Scotia & the Province of
Main in New England.
Humbly Sheweth
That whereas Jerimiah Dummer Esq'
Agent for the Inhabitants of the Massachusets Bay in New
England, hath by his Memorial & Petition read before your
Lordships the 24th of May last. Represented,
That near a third part of the said Lands, Viz' " tlie
Tract lying between Penobscot & Kenibeck was more than
358 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
sixty years since " purclias'd Bona Fide of the Indian Natives
"by Numbers of English People, with the Consent of the
" King's Governor's & Government from time to time & con-
" firm'd by Grants from the Council of Plymouth,
That pursuant to such fair & legal Purchases & Con-
firmations, " the Purchasers & their respective Agents, did
" with great Expence make sev^ flourishing Settlements, w''"
" were at last broke up & utterly ruined by the late War,
To w'^*' the underwritten Tho : Coram most humbly begs
leave to make the following observation
The Inhabitants of the Massachusets Bay in New Eng-
land by their Charter from King Charles the first being lim-
ited to a Tract of land between Merrimack & Charles Rivers
& three Miles each Side above one hundred miles distant
from the nearest part of the Land now in Question, without
permission from the Crown to settle in any other part of his
Maj^y® Land or the Lands of the Indians. It appears that
to confirm any Settlement or Purchase made of Lands from
the Indians, it was necessary to have his Maj^^^ Authority,
Nevertheless the New Englanders as well as others. Traders
& fSshermen tempted by the Conveniencys of the said Land
to settle themselves thereon in the time of the unnatural
Rebellion in Great Britain, when the King had no Gov'
there, practis*^ so with tlie Indian Natives of the Land now
propos'd to be settled, that debauching them with strong
Liquors they drew in the Indians to execute Deeds for large
Quantities of Land, whether their own or his Maj'^y*, without
any valuable consideration for the same, knowing nothing of
the Intents of those Writings. But when the Indians became
sensible of the Deceit put upon them, they were so exasper-
ated, that waging War with the New England Men, they
destroy'd with ffire & Sword, the Purchasers & their ffamilies
by w'-'' not only the said Land was laid desolate, as it remains
at this day, but many other Towns & Villages near it in New
OF THE STATE OP MAINE 359
England have been laid waste, in revenge of the Deceit put
upon them by those pretended Purchasers from time to time,
who in truth cou'd not know whether the Persons signing
their Deeds were the Possessors, or had powers to dispose of
those Lands.
That since the time mentioned by the s'' Jeremiah Dum-
mer Esq"" for those Lands to have been purchas'd the said
Lands were granted by King Charles the second to his
Brother the Duke of York, who reconvey'd some of them to
the New England Men. Indeed one West & Grayham with
some other Creatures of Col? Dungon & S^ Edmund Andros,
when they privately heard that King James had left Eng-
land being desirous to raise a Sum of money to go off with,
sold lumping Penny Worths, And whether these Purchasers
any more than those from the Indians can be thought good.
Your Lordi'^ will please to determine.
As to M"" Dumers second Petition, wherein he seems to
doubt his Maj^y® Power of granting the Lands afores^ with-
out Consent of y® Genl' Assembly of New England, by whose
Neglect they were lost to ffrench & many years after recov-
er'd by Conquest at great Expence to the Crown, your Lord-
shipps can best judge of it.
From S"^ Bigbye Lake's Petition it may be observ'd how
difficult it has been & may hereafter prove for a private Per-
son to support such large Tracts of Land as he thereby pre-
tends a Right to, & as wou'd be sufficient to employ many
thousand ffamilies, his Claim is by Indian Deeds too, tho
indeed some part he says is confirmd by the Crown ; Be that
as it will, it is very discernable from his own words, that the
weak Settlements he & his Grandfather have been able to
make upon his great possessions, have only serv'd as a Prey
to the Indians as often as they thought it for their Pleasure
& Interest to dispossess them. Insomuch that tir'd with
their Disappointment, neither the present petitioner, his
360 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Grandfather or partner have had any regard to those Lands
for more than thirty years last past m Peace or in War, till
now since his Maj'^^ Accession to the Throne, they have
built a few ffishermens Hutts upon Rowsack Island, call'd
by them a Settlement of thirty ffamilies, in order to prevent
the present Grant.
The Duke of Hamilton's Lands not being included in
those petitioned for, for making this new Settlement, the
Dutchesses Letter in his Graces behalf can have no relation
thereto, or supposing they were included they will fall under
the same Considerations as the Lands granted in the fore-
mentioned manner.
One wou'd think the propos'd Settlement wou'd be much
for the Security of New England, since the inhabiting the
said Lands may prove a good Barrier between them & the
Indians, rendring tlie former secure from all Attempts of the
latter without prejudicing any Comerce or Intercourse
between them, And since the Inhabitants of New England
are not excluded taking Share in the New Settlement in the
manner propos'd they have the less Reason to object against
a well regulated Gov* w*='' may be appointed under his Maj-
estys Authority interposing between them & their common
Enemy, less than w*^** cannot be sufficient to settle the
afores? Tract, but less may be the Occasion as has been
already hinted of destroying many of his Majestys Subjects.
It is hop'd, that what is above mention'd may prove full
answers to the sev^ Objections made in order to disappoint
the propos'd Settlements for the Advantage of his Majesty &
his Kingdoms, And that your Lordships clearly seeing
through the Cobweb Pretensions of the sev^ Parties claiming
Right the afores*^ Lands, will use your powerful Interest with
his Maj*y for obtaining the Grant in the manner and for the
uses contain'd in a Plan sometime since deliver'd to your
LordP* sign'd by the underwritten and others ; Which will
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 361
occasion the imploying & maintaining many of his Majestys
Subjects, the supplying his Majesty with Naval Stores from
his own Dominions & the Consumption of great Quantities
of the Manufactures of Great Britain.
London
June 6th 1717 The: Coram
Petition of sundry Proprietors of Falmouth.
To liis Excellency Samuel Shute Esq"" Cap*' General &
Governour in Chief in and over his Majesties Province of
the Massachusetts Bay in New England, And to the Hon''^®
the Council and House of Representatives in General Court
Assembled this 29"^ day of May 1717 The Petition of Sun-
dry Proprietors of the Township of Falmouth in Casco bay ;
Humbly Sheweth That your Petitioners and their Predeces-
sors, formerly brought forward a good Settlement in the
said place, which had a hopefull prospect of bemg a Strong
and Flourishing Town; being very well and beyond most
places Accomodated for husbandry, Navigation Fishery and
the Lumber trade ; But the said Plantation was unhappily
broken up and ruined by the French and Indian Enemy —
And now Peace being Restored and Several other Settle-
ments Carrying on Further Eastward, Your Petitioners and
others Concerned with them to the Number of Upwards of
Thirty familys are desirous without Delay to Go or Send and
Rebuild their wast Places, & Resettle their Lands, Which
they are Excited to do the more Speedily by Reason that
Great Strip and wast is daily made of the wood and timber
in their Propriety to their great Damage by ill minded Per-
sons that frequently load vessells with the Same —
And your Petitioners being informed that this Honourable
Court have in their Wisdom Passed an order that no Settle-
362
DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY
ment Shall be made in those Parts without their Approbation
Do therefore now in Obedience thereto Humbly Address
Your Excellency and Honours Praying your Allowance
Countenance & favourable Aspect on their Designed Settle-
ment which for their own Security they determine to make
Compact & in a manner as reguler & defensible as may be :
And Your Petitioner as in Duty bound Shall ever pray &c
James Marriner
Phillip Barger
Phillip Breton
Thomas Walter
Jacob Royall
John Young-
Jacob Freese
Thomas Haines
Daniel Ingersoll
Solomon Townsend
Stephen Boutineau
In behalf of them-
selves and about
Jonathan Hudson
Richard Pullen
Mary Brackett
Joseph Malem
John Seccomb
Samuel Sewall
Peter Seccomb
John Higginson
Timothy Thornton
John Smith
Ebenezer Thornton
John Brown
Samuel Poveley
George Ingersoll
James Bowdoin
The u/ mark of
Lewis Tucker Sen"" Nathaniel Webber
William Thomas
Tobias ~\~ Oakman
William Scales
Mathew Scales
Benj'^ Marston
George Felt
Abraham Tilton
Joshua Marriner
twenty other Proprietors. —
In the house of Representatives June 13"^ 1717
Read & ordered that the prayer of the Petition be Granted,
& that the Petitioners apply themselves to the Committee
Appointed by this Court in June 1715 to prosecute the reg-
ular Settlement of the Eastern frontiers for advice in the
manner of their Settlement, Sent up for Concurrence
John Burrill Speaker June 14"' 1717 In Council
Read and Concurr'd
Joseph Marion D Secry
Copy Examined per
J Willard Secry
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 363
Letter from Gov. Shute to the Kennebeck Indians^ ^c.
June 22, 1717.
June 22, 1717.
My good Friends
I sent you word last Winter that I designed
to visit the Fronteirs of my Government about the middle of
this Summer & at the same time to meet with you,
being then in hopes I should have had nothing to hinder my
doing so, but I now find the affairs of my Government will
not allow me to make a progress to the Eastern parts where
you dwell till the next Spring when I hope ( God willing ) I
shall be able to see you ; As I shall alwaies expect you will
be true & faithful! to your promises to the English so I am
careful to keep my word to you, & therefore I thought it
proper to give you Notice in Season, that so I might prevent
your attendance in expectation of my coming.
You find the benefit of carrying it well to the English,
& I shall order them to carry it well to you, & if you receive
injury from any of my People at any time, you must not
quarrell with them but make complaint to me that I may
punish them. While you are true to your engagem'* you
may expect my favour on all Occasions, being
Y"" Loving Friend
To the chiefs of the Indians
about Kenebeck & Ambroscoggen Rivers.
The Deposition of Richard Pearce Sen'" of y'' Age of Sev-
enty Years Testifieth and Saith That I knew Richard Full-
ford and wife y" Parents of Elizabeth Martin the wife of
Samuel Martin now of Marblehead in the County of Essex
Fisherman or Shoreman and of Francis Fullford of Mai'ble-
head aforesaid Fisherman her brother and the said Richard
364 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Fullford and wife Lived on a place called Round Pound
fronting to the Eastward against Misconcus Island distant
from Pemmaquid River about five miles and tliat he had a
House on said Land above fifty Years agoe and that I and
Morrice Champnie mowed in the meadows of said Richard
Fullford Severall years and his Land was bounded on y^
Westward on pancake hill and on the Eastward with a place
called Beartree Joyning on the Land of my Father Richard
Pearce on the Northward on Pemmaquid fresh River and on
the Southward with the River over agauist Misconcus Island
with the dry Pound meadows thereto adjoyning and that y*
Richard Fullford and his Family Lived on said Lands and
possessed them and no other Person many Years togather
without Molestation or Disturbance till y'^ Indian Enemy
drove him and his Family from thence
Exam'd
The Deposition of John Pearce of Sixty five Years of Age
Testifieth to the truth of the above Deposition of my brother
Richard Pearce and that about thirty Years ago I knew the
said Richard Fullford and Family remove to the abovesaid
Land of Round Pound where he first Lived and that he then
also built a house and Lived there about five or six years till
the Indian Enemy drove him and Family from thence the
Second time.
Marblehead November 29"^ 1717
The above named Richard Pearce and John Pearce Appeared
before me and made Oath to the truth of their Severall and
Respective Depositions
Edward Brattle Justice Peace
Marblehead November 29 1717 The above named
Morrice Champnie appeared before me and made Oath to the
truth of the above Deposition
Edward Brattle Justice Peace
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 365
Exam*^ ss
Essex Tlie aforegoing Is a Copy of Recoid as
appears in the office for tlie Registry of Deeds &c for the
County of Essex Libro 37 Folio 257 &c
Examind g John Higginson Register
Resolve.
On the Petition of Hezekiah Egglestone in the
House of Representatives Nov. 2, 1770 Read and Resolved
that the Prayer be so far Granted that the Justices of the
Inferior Court of Common Pleas or the Justices of the
Superior Court of Judicature before whom any action is or
may be depending Relating to the Lands mentioned in said
Petition be Impowered to admit the Testimonies A Refered
to in said Petition to be plead as Evidence in the Case as
valid in the Law the failure of Taking the Testimonies
before Two Justices Quorum unus Notwithstanding
Sent up for Concurrence T Cushing Spkr
In Council Nov'' 7"' 1770 Read & Concurred as taken into
a new draft
Sent down for Concurrence Jn° Cotton D. Secry
In the House of Representatives Nov"" 8 1770 Read &
Nonconcurrd & the House adhere to their own Vote with
Amendment at A viz insert of Morrice Champney Richard
Pearce Sen"" & John Pearce
Sent up for Concurrence T. Cushing Spk'"
In Council Nov^ 8 1770 Read and Concurred
Jn° Cotton D. Secry
Consented to
i
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366 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY ^
We the Subscribers of ffull age Testifie and Say That on the
Third Day of October Last We were Ordered on board the
Sloop Speedwell for a Cruise under Command of Eleazer
Moses Lieu* of the Province Gaily and Going out of the
Mouth of Port Royall Harbour We Saw a Small Vessell
After which we Gave Chase upon w*^^^'* s'^ Vessell was imme-
diately Run a Shore and Set on fire and Left by the men y*
were on Board And when we caine up with her found her
to be a French Ketch ffrom Penopscott One Casteen Comd''
or Owner Loaden with Beaver And after some time the ffire
being put out the s*^ Ketch was Brought off and Hailed a
Long side the s*^ Sloop Speedwell and there on Loaded of
her Cargoe w*^'' Contained between Forty & ffifty Bundles of
Beaver Severall Bundles of Scale Skins and many other
Loose Skins some Bundles of Otter three small ffrench Guns
& Ffour Baggs of Ffeathers.
Boston New England Novm'": 1 : 1710
Tho Cheney
Rich R Bethen's
mark
Dauid Balch
David Bedle
William Trow
nehemiah Barker
Joseph — — Gilberts
mark
ebenezer henderson
Joshua Edwards
John Gilbert is vncertaine, to the quaintety, bever, feath-
ers, &c :
Ebenezer Henderson, vncertaine of the quaintety or num-
ber of the Baggs of Fethers.
Sworne the day, & year, above before mee,
// Jer: Dummer. J. P.eace.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 367
Attorney GreneraVs Opinion respecting settling Soldiers
at Augusta.
In obedience to tlie Commands of the Lords Com""^ of
trade and plantations signified by Yours of the Sevent of
June last I have considered the peticon and the several
memorials & have heard all paities concerned except M'.' Pat-
ridge on whom no personal Summons could be served by rea-
son of his absence from England as I was informed & his
Son who presented the Memorial on his fatliers behalfe being
Summoned Answered that he should take no care about it
as was deposed before me.
The Question their Lop* are pleased to ppose is whether
the King can pperly Grant the Lands peticoned for which
Land is described to be a tract of Land Between Nova
Scotia and the pvince of Maine in New England in America
M^ Dummer Agent for the province of Massachusetts bay,
appeared before me and I required of him to make out the
Allegacons in his first Memorial wherein he Asserts that near
a third part of this tract of Land was purchased of the Indian
Natives bona fide by English people & confirmed by Grants
from the Counsel of Plymouth which he says also therein are
ready to be pduced & that severall flourishing Settlements
were made at great expense by the said purchasors till they
were ruined by the fl'rench in the late warr I found liim
Unable to make out any of tlie said facts but he alledged he
wanted time to pduce the said Deeds of purcliase & make
out the other facts I heard him as to his Second Memorial
wherein he Asserts that the pvince of Massachusetts bay
have these Lands given to them by the Charter of King
William only with this limitation that their Grants be after-
wards confirmed by the Crown & that therefore a good title
cannot be made to these Lands without a Grant first made
by the General Assembly of the said province & to make
368 DOCUMENT AKY HISTORY
good this assertion he referred to the Words of the Charter
in the printed booke page (13 ) which are as follows
Provided also that it shall and may be lawful for the
said Governour & General Assembly to make or pass any
Grant of Lands lying within the bounds of Colonies formerly
called the Colonies of Massachusetts bay & new Plymouth &
pvince of Maine in such manner as heretofore they might
have done by virtue of any former Charter or Letters patents
which Grants of Land within the Bounds aforesaid We do
hereby Will & ordain to be and continu for ever of full force
& effect without further approbacon or Consent And so as
nevertheless it is our Royal Will and pleasure that no Grant
or Grants of any Lands lying or extending from the River of
Sagadahock to the Gulph of S^ Lawrence & Canada Rivers
and to the Main Sea Northward & Eastward to be made or
past by the Governour & Generall Assembly of our said
pvince be of any force validity or effect untill we our heires
& Successors shall have signified our or their approbacon of
the same.
Upon Consideration of these Words I am humbly of opinion
that the Crown has not divested itself in any manner of the
right to the Lands described to be extending from the River
of Sagadahock to the Gulfe of S^ Lawrence & Canada Rivers
& to the Main Sea northward & Eastward which I understand
is the Land in question Nor has the Crown given the said
Governour & General Assembly any of the Lands these
words being at most only a power by implication to prepare
Grants which are to have no validity unless confirmed by
the CroAvn so that I humbly conceive there is nothing in this
Charter which prevents the Crown from granting those
Lands the Sole legal right remaining still in the Crown.
I required the Agent for Duke Hamilton to make out the
right of the Duke to the Tenn thousand acres as is Asserted
in the Letter of her Grace the Dutchess of Hamilton in the
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 369
behalfe of her Son and I find that there was a Grant in the
2]^th Year of Charles the first of that quantity of Acres lying
on the South East side of Sagadahock river to the then Mar-
quiss of Hamilton & his heires But I do not find that the
Grantee or his descendants have taken possession or in any
manner occupyed the same which is attributed to the Civil
Warrs in England that ensued after the said Grant & to the
other Warrs of the Indians not many Years after Nor do I
find that any other person have been in possession of the
same. If so it would be hard for the Crown not to reserve
such right in any future Grant As to S^ Bigby Lakes pre-
tencons for himself and the others mentioned in his Memorial
I required some of the Assertions of their Right to the
Lands menconed therein & there were pduced to me A Con-
veyance under the hand & Seal of Robert West EsqT to
S^ Bigby Lake by vertue of a patent dated the Sixth day of
December in the Second Year of the Reign of King James
the Second and several Authentick Copies of antient Deeds
which were purchased of Indians & English certified under
the hand & Seal of the Governour of the p vince of Massa-
chusetts bay which seem to convey a very good title to the
Memorialists of the p ticulars hereafter menconed (Vez^ )
Rowsick als Arrowsick Island lying on the East side of Ken-
nebeck River Nequeasitt als Negwegseg bounded by Saga-
diock River on the Western side thereof and Sheeps Corke
River on the Eastern side thereof one Great Pond lying on
the North side thereof & the River commonly called Nog-
wasseg River on the West side thereof And all houses and
Lands in Nogwassett bounded by Sackechork River on the
West or Westerly & so to Merry meeting Creek and from
thence to the Northwards eight Miles up into the Country
and from thence Easterly to Shipscott River and from thence
to a place called Tapanegine Southerly and from thence all
along Mourswaggen Bay & so along to Russock & from Rus-
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370 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
sock to Tossock & from thence to Merry meeting all along
Sackrehock River All Lands vpon the River of Kennebeck
the bounds & limitts whereof extend from the northmost of
a certain place called Caper Sacantry & on both sides of the
aforesaid River of Kennebeck reaching ten miles into the
Woods on each side of the said River Kennebeck East &;
West and so extending Southwards unto a certain place
called and known by the name of a sworne all which is about
four Leagues length South & North all Lands lying on both
sides Kennebeck River reaching ten miles into the Woods
on each side of the River beginning about half a mile above
Swann Alley extending to the Northmost part of Caper
Secoubie als Caper Sacantry which is in length up and down
the River about 32: or 37: miles and all Lands at and about
Teronock als Tochonock lying and being on both sides of the
said River Kennebeck reaching tenn Miles into the Woods
beginning at the lower End Neaguamer als Neguamcott and
so reaching up the River four miles above the falls of Tork-
onock all Lands lying in and about Agnascorangaw adjoyn-
ing to Kennebeck River on the Northwest and so South
westward to the Southermost Island of Negnomkey and Six
Miles from Torkonock falls Northwastward and so fifteen
Miles all along from the said River Kennebeck into the main
Land Southeastwards and all houses Edifices buildings Lands
grounds Trees Timber Woods Vnderwoods Mines Minerals
ffeeding pastures Moores Marshes Swamps Meadows Waters
water-courses pooles ponds Lakes Rivers Brookes Coves
Inletts Creakes Bayes fishing fowling hawking and hunting
profitts priviledges advantages Hereditaments and Appurts
whatsoever in tlie North East part of New England in Amer-
ica And the Memorialists Ancestors were at great expence
in improving and maintaining the p misses but were unhap-
pily driven from thence by the Indians and some of them
pticularly the said ST Bigby Lakes Grandfather destroyed by
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 37l
the Indians in defence of their possessions as in the said
Memorial! is sett forth and the Memorialists have been at
great expences to improve and resettle these pr misses since
his Majesties happy accession to the Throne and have settled
a great many families thereupon and are now in quiet pos-
session thereof I am therefore humbly of opinion that in
Justice and Equity these Memorialists the Duke Hamilton
Si Bigbye Lake Ann the Wife of Inreas Mather Edward
Hutchinson and Josiah Waldo are entituled also to a reser-
vation of their Right to the p misses aforesaid respectively.
W™ Thomson.
18**^ Decemb'"
1717
U:') JVetv England
M^. SoW. G-enF? Report upon Several
Claims and Pretensions to some Land
between New England (f Nova Scotia
upon w^!^ the Disbanded Officers
Sold^^ ^ others desire a Settlem*.
Meed
Head
19 Decemb'' 1717
Solicitor GeneraVs Letter enclosing Eoregoing Report.
Decemb'' y® 5'^
1717
S-:
I had obeyed ye commands of ye Lords Commrs sig-
nifyed by you in June last immediately after, If ye petitioners
for ye tract of land between Nova Scotia & ye Province of
Main had not been ye occasion of their own delay : I desired
their agent to summon all partyes who had given in memo-
372 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
rials against ye petition, and I fix'd a day for a hearing, and
I found three different partys not summoned ye vacation
came on when I was at leisure I order'd fresh summon's, but
I found some of ye partys out of town, and their agents
applyed for time till their writings could be produced, 1
could not in Justice deny their request. It was some time in
last month before all partys could be ready to attend a full
hearing of ye affaire, ye hurry of ye latter end of ye Terme
has prevented my preparing my thoughts for ye board ; 1
fully intended it ye first leisure day, but am very much out
of order with a violent cold so that tis very uneasye to my
eyes even to write these few lines I hope ye beginning of
next week to be able to obey the commands of my Lords.
Tis contrary to my inclinations to lett business lye
before me undispatched, nor should this have been so, if it
had not been upon ye occasion I mention.
I am S'^ Your most
Humble Serv!
W'" Thomson
E : New England
Letter from M^. SoP'. Cren{ relating to his
opinion upon the Eet? of some disbanded
officers ^ Soldiers, praying for a Settle-
m\ between Nova Scotia ^ ye Province of
Main.
Reed Dec^. ye 6*'^ ) yyi'y
Read 9^'' D? )
S'
Admty Office 13th Febry 1718
I have read to my Lords Comm""* of the Admty your
Letter of yesterday's date, together with the Extract of one
OF THE STATE OF MALS^E 373
from Nathaniel Shannon, relating to Irregularities comitted
by the Captain of the Squirrel on the Coast of New England,
in answer to which I am comanded by their Lordships to
send you the enclosed Extract of a Letter from the said
Captain, and to acquaint you, that the same is all the
accounts their Lordships have received of that Affair. I am
s-:
Your most humble servant
J Burchett
William Popple Esq!
February 24tJ> 1711-
To the Right Hon''"' the Lords Comm" for
Trade & Plantations.
The humble Petition of several
Persons attending on behalf of the
People that have proposed to settle the
Land lying between the Province of
Main in New England & Nova Scotia
in America.
Sheweth,
That the Petitioners to his Mag'^ for a Settlement on
the said Land, did alledge that the Land did formerly belong-
to the Crown, that it was lost to the French in King Williams
War & was reconquered from the French by the Crown of
England in the Year 1710, that it lay wast & uninhabited
&c :, Which Allegations his Majesty in Council, was gra-
ciously pleased to refer to your Lordships to be examined.
That your Petitioners humbly conceivmg the Crown
by the Conquest thereof has reinvested itself of a just Right
& Title to the said Land, the French demolishing Pema(iuid
374 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
the fortress thereof laid the Governmen'' of that Land to the
Garrison of Port Royal in Nova Scotia, & was surrendered
together at the Conquest to the Crown, & also confirmed to
the Crown of England together at the Peace of Utrecht.
May it thereof please your LordR^ to have the Con-
quest examined before you, & that it may please your
Lord?^ to give direction to your Secretary to write to Genl
Nicholson to lay before you the Extent & Limits of the
French & English Conquests as they appeared to him at the
Reduction of the said Territory's in the Year 1710.
And your Lord^® Pet! as in Duty bound
shall ever pray &c.
Le Marq* De Wignacourt Francopuelle
Dujary
Danl Petisson
W"? Birkhead
( No Endorsement )
Letter from Governor Samuel Shute '■'-to the Jesuit at
NorigwalK Feb. 21, 1718.
S'
Tis now some time Since I received your long Letter of
August last, and had sent you an Answer to it before now,
but that I was willing, and in some measure Obliged to Com-
municate it to the General Assembly of this Province ; and
which I accordingly did at our last Sessions, and Who are
very much surprized at many of the Articles Contained
therein, and especially at your Unchristian, as well as unkind
Treatment of M'' Baxter: But of that I shall take Notice in
it's proper place, as I Come to it in your Letter which T have
now before me.
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DOCUMENTAHY HISTORY 375
I Observe you begin it with professing your self a Lover
of Peace ; I shall be very glad to understand you Approve
your self so, in your Management & Conduct with respect to
the Indians, and especially those that are under the Alle-
giance & Protection of His Majesty the King of Great Brit-
ain, and that accordingly Inhabit within His Territorys in
America. And this is what you ought always to remember
when you are treating with the Eastern Indians ; And there-
fore you must Expect to be Accountable first to God
Almighty by whom Kings Reign, and then to His Majesty
and His Government, if a People that have in many solemn
Treaty's put themselves in great willingness and seriousness
under the Government and protection of the Crown of Great
Britain, should by your Influence be seduced from it, and
drawn into a Disturbance of His Majesty's Government &
People of this Province who are Willing to live in Peace
and good Affection with them, But I hope & Expect Better
things from a Missionary of the Gospel of Peace. When
you say Ecclesia ahhorret a sanguine^ I suppose you mean
vera Ecclesia, the Church of God built upon the Foundation
of the Apostles and Prophets Jesus Christ Himself being the
Chief Corner Stone ; For otherwise we read in Revelation of
a False Church or Spiritual Babylon who was Drunk with
Blood Viz* the Blood of the Saints, and of the Martyrs of
Jesus ; and it will be very Terrible, where even a drop of
that Blood is found when Inquisition is made.
Your Allegorical Character of tlie Indians Temper and
resentments is a little Misterious ; however I Cannot Appre-
hend any Danger or Mischief from them so long as We are
Just & keep Our solemn Agreements and Treaty's with them,
which I shall always Endeavour with utmost sincerity &
Exactness to perform and make good And that you may the
better understand what those are, I have herewith sent you
a printed Copy of the last Treaty I made with them my self
376 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
at Arowsick, which will set you right in Many things that
hitherto you are either mistaken in, or not well Informed of.
After all, if the Indians, should without any Just prov-
ocation on Our part, Maliciously, or by 111 advice give us any
Disturbance (which God forbid) we shall Endeavour to
Defend Our Selves, and punish them ; Always Trusting in
the Protection and favour of a Good, Almighty, & a Right-
eous God.
As to the Affair of the Man of Justice, by whom I sup-
pose you mean Capt Ephraim Savage ; I have Enquired into
it, And he Justifys his proceedings in that matter by the
Laws of this Government : And you know the Old saying
Cum Fueris Romse Romano Vivito More ~ If the Indians or
French Come into Our Towns, they must Observe the Laws
of the Land, and Especeally those referring to the Sabbath or
Lords Day, and the preservation of the Peace, Drunkeness,
or the like; And the Old Genf^ Averrs That he did not
otherwise with the Indians than he would have done by
English People in the like Circumstance ; After all it is such
a Trifle, that it is scarse worth mentioning, much less Can it
deserve to be a Foundation of a publick Quarrel, Especially
when the Indian had no Indignity done his Person & all
went off with a small Mult. Besides Capt Savage was a
Magistrate under Oath, & so Obliged to do what he did -
Before I leave this Paragraph, I must needs Desire you in
your Religious Instructions to the Indians to Observe and
press upon them how very necessary it is for them and all
Christians to Sanctify the Lords day Sabbath.
As to the Business of Rhum, or Strong Drink ; I am
perfectly of your Opinion, Concerning the Mischievous Con-
sequences of Supply mg the Indians there withall, that it is
destructive to Soul and Body ; and that it has all along had
a great hand in private Murthers, as well as the Open &
Cruell Warrs, we and they have in times past been Engaged
in, but how to prevent it Hie Labor, Hoc Opus —
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 377
The Clergy of this Countrey have from the Pulpit bore
a very Affectionate and Solemn Testimony against this
Wickedness.
And the Government have made very wholesome and
Severe Laws with Penaltys against it; and as often as the
Transgressors are Convicted, they are Punished : But helas !
it is almost Impossible to prevent it, the Countrey, & Sea
Coast bemg so large. However you may be Assured this Gov-
ernment have nothing more at heart than this very thing, to
prevent the Indians to the Eastward from having any Rum
sent them, and every session of the General Assembly, we
are projecting new and more Effectual methods for that pur-
pose ; And I shall take it kindly if you Can suggest any-
thing of that sort, either of your self or from the Indians ~
Besides the Laws of the Land agamst this Iniquity; I
have given Strict Orders to the Officers of the Government
and principal persons of the Eastern parts to take Special
Care that the Indians have no Rhum sold or given them on
any pretence whatsoever ; and I am in hopes we shall in time
attain a good reformation in tliat Article ~ However you must
Assure the Indians that nothmg of this sort has ever been
Transacted, by Order, or so much as with the knowledge of
the Government, for they utterly renounce & Abhorr it But
transacted secretly by Villains ; for which reason the Iniquity,
or 111 Consequences thereof, cannot with Justice be Imputed
to the Government, no more than a plunder, or Robbeiy
Comitted by the Pyrates -
As to Your not having an Answer from this Govern-
ment to a Letter of yours dated three years since, it was
before my arrival here, and therefore say nothing to it ~
I am now Come to that part of your Letter which referrs
to Mr Baxter ~
By the Treaty I had at Arowsick which I must again
referr you to ; You will find that I presented M\ Baxter to
378 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
the Indians as a Protestant Missionary to Instruct them in
the Rehgion of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, accord-
ing as we find it Revealed in the Holy Scriptures of the Old
& New Testament: And that as he Came with an Ardent
and Sincere Desire for their Conversion & Eternal Salvation ;
So I Expected they should treat him with all Affection and
Respect for his Character and Works sake : to which the
Indians Answered That it would be Strange, if they should
not love them that came from God It is true they Added
withall, that which was not only very Surprizing but even a
Contradiction or Inconsistency Viz^ That they Desired to be
Excused as to the Bible, Giving as a reason, That God had
Given them Teaching already - Must it not seem Strange
even to Your Self, That a People whom you pretend to have
Instructed in the Christian Religion and Even Proselyted
thereunto. Should Disclaim the holy Scriptures which Con-
tain the Entire Rudiments of the Christian Religion and are
the only Rule of Faith, Worship and Manners ; You would
do well to Explain that matter for them, That they should
pretend to have teaching already, & yet avoid the Bible -
But as to your Ch&rge of Ml' Baxters want of Scholarship ;
I have never yet seen either your Latin Letters to him or his
Answers to you, and so Cannot Judge which of you may
have the better, as to the Latinist : But Certainly you Can-
not Suppose the Main or principal Qualification of a Gospel
Minister, or Missionary among a Barbarous Nation, as the
Indians are, to be an Exact Scholar as to the Latin Tongue
I say with respect to the Indians, For I am perfectly of Opin-
ion That a Man Cannot be Accomplished for the Work of
the Ministry without good Literature - And that next to a
Zeal for the Glory of God, a Love to Souls ; Learning is not
only an Ornam* but even Necessary to an Able Minister of
the New Testament ~ And Yet after all a Man may be well
skilled in the Learned Languages & not Capable Ex Impro-
vise, to write a Correct Latin Letter ~
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 379
I hope I need not tell you the Main design of a Chris-
tian Mission among the Indians is to bring them from the
Darkness of their Ignorance & Paganism to the Marvellous
Light of the Gospell, and Under the Influence of the Divine
Spirit to Translate them from the Power of Satan, who has
had a Usurped possession of these parts of the World for so
many Ages, to the Kingdom of the Son of God, whose right
it is, and to whom every knee shall Bow &c And as I Can
Assure you, it was with this Design that I Carried and left
Mr Baxter in those parts ; So I Dare Answer for it, he had
never undertook the Blessed Work, but with & from the
same principle ; most seriously and Affectionately professing,
there was nothing he Desired more in the World than to be
Instrumental in setting up and Carrying on the Kingdom of
Our Lord Jesus Christ among the Indians.
And it seems strange to me. That one who professes
himself a Christian Missionary, as you do, among the same
People, should not only Oppose, But even Ridicule a Mission
in the same Glorious Name, and for the same Blessed end ;
Altho the Method taken may be very differmg ; Your Con-
duct in this Affair does not seem to be Agreeable to the
spirit and practice of the Great Apostle in his Epistle to the
Philippians, Chap. 1. Verses 15. 16 & so on. What then?
Notwithstanding every way whether in pretence or in truth
Christ is Preached, and I therein doe Rejoice yea & I will
rejoice. Upon which Catholick Principle I had reason to
Expect that instead of hindring and Abusing M"" Baxter you
should have Embraced & bid Him Wellcome ; If not as a
Brother on all Accounts, yet at least as a Fellow Labourer
in the Work of the Lord, & the rather when the harvest was
so plenteous, and the Labourers so few ; And instead of
Excomunicating and Unchristian Treatment of the Poor
Indians for only Attending on Mr Baxters Instructions, you
had Recouiended him and his Labours, to those poor People ;
380 DOCUMENTARY HISTOEY
This had been not only for the Gloiy of God, the promoting
the Common Cause of Religion, but your own honour &
Comfort.
After your long Paragraph referring to M^ Baxter, you
proceed to tell me of a Complaint the Indians make of the
Treaty of Arowsicks being already Broken by the English
Settlements up the river Kennebec ; here again I must
remark to you That either you never saw or have forgot the
submission and Agreement of the Indians to His Majesty
King George & His Government, at Arowsick in that Treaty,
which was but the Repetition and Confirmation of many pre-
ceeding Treatys, you will find - Notwithstanding some little
DifiQculty and Dispute at first It was finally Agreed on. That
the English should have Enjoy and settle, if they saw good,
where their predecessors had done - And be look't upon as
the just and rightfull Owners or Proprietors of such places
and Lands as at any time heretofore have been under the
English Improvement; Nor would I put it wholly on the
foot of Possession, but a Just and good Title by Purchase
from the Natives, the Original Indian Sachems or Proprietors
of those Eastern Lands : For we not only had it in Command
Antiently from the Kings of England, But it was one of the
Fundamentall Laws of this Government not to Enter upon
any of the Lands belonging to the Aboriginees without a
fair, honest purchase ; and accordingly the Gentlemen Claim-
ing Lands about Kennebec River, and those parts have their
Indian Deeds to show for the same —
As to the Lands lying to the Eastward of Pema-
quid I know of no Settlement Designed at present from
hence in those parts and whenever any does Come forward
by Order of this Government I shall take Care, that no Lands
be Entred upon but such as have been honestly purchased
from the Indians, or heretofore possessed by the English
being Determined according to my promise at the Treaty
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 381
afores*^ to presei-ve the Indians in their rights of Land, as
well as other privilidg and at the same time to Defend &
secure the King's Government and tlie English proprietys ; ~
You will also Observe by the Treaty That the
Liberty of fishing fowling & hunting was freely and without
Exception Granted and secured to the Indians ; I am glad to
find no Complaint upon that head —
In the Conclusion of your Letter, you were
pleased, as in the beginning, to set before me, the Warlike
and Terrible Genius of the Indians, and the strong Alliances
they have with some other Indian Tribes ; this Harangue I
Can look upon no otherwise than as a Menace & Insult to
His Majestys Governm* & People of this Countrey ; but you
will please to remember what a King of Israel once said in a
like Case Let not him that puts on the harness. Boast as he
that pulls it off, nor is the Strong Man to Glory in his
strength ; And as I have told you already, so I now repeat
it. That as long as we are Just and true to our Treaties of
peace, & Agreements with them, and give them no Just
provocation for a War, we shall not fear or be Dismayd, but
put our Trust in God, & not only Defend our selves, but
Endeavour to Chastise them And I would have both you &
tliem to know, That I serve a Great, a Wise, a Just & Mighty
King, & who will take Effectual Care, not only to Protect
His subjects but to punish His Enemy's & tho they are at
some Distance from His Throne Yet he will find a way to
reach them with his Amies, & make them sensible of His
power & Just Displeasure, And Especially if any of the
French King's subjects are found to be promoter of any
Disturbance, or Warr between us — pursuant to that strict
Alliance between Great Britain & France, by Virtue of
which the French are Obliged to Assist us against our
Enemy s ; And it seems strange to me That when there is so
strict a Union & peace at home between the two Nations,
382 DOCUMENTABY HISTORY
there should be the least mention of a War abroad in the
plantations. Nor will it suffice to say, It is the Indians &c.
No : We have found by more than three score years Experi-
ence, that We had always lived in perfect peace with Our
Neighbouring Indians, had it not been for the Instigation, pro-
tection supply & even personal Assistance of the French ; so
that in Case any Unjust War or Breach should happen ( which
God forbid ) We shall look upon y« French, & principally the
Popish Missionareys among them, as a Main Cause thereof I
must therefore caution & Charge you regarding the Indians
to keep them in peace to put them in mind of their own
Submission & solemn Covenants from time to time with my
Government, to remind them of their being under the happy
protection & subjection of King George as they themselves
acknowledge by the Treaty - And finally that you will well
& faithfully Comunicate to them the Contents of this my
Letter & Assure them of my Justice & favour to them, in
whatever they Can reasonably Desire, upon their faithfuU
peaceable & good behaviour And y' they will Certainly find
their Account in being at peace & ffriendship with us. I
shall add no more, but upon your Just respect & Dutifull
behaviour towards His Maj"<^^ Governm* of this province,
with regard to the Indians you shall find me
Sr Yours &c
Samll Shute
Postscript I have also Inclosed you
a Copy of a Law of this Govern*
referring to persons of your Order,
that are found in any of King
Georges Dominions, which you
will do well to Consider of.
Boston Feb. 21. 1718.
OF THE STATE OF MADSTE 383
Boston April 15*? 1718.
glr
I have the favour of Yours of the 27*?^ of March last
by his Excelecys order and likewise Inclosed a Copie of a
leter to M^ Speaker signed Elisha Cooke.
I pray you to return my Acknowledgements to his Excel-
ency for doing me this Justice and his cautioning me I have
not been guilty of any such actions as is complained of
believing that the Complainant has been wroug Informed.
I have allways made it my greatest care and buisnes in
the first place to Secure and Protect his Ma*"?'^ Intrest to the
best of my power from being Cut or destroyed.
So on the other hand particularly in the Province of Main
whose Township is so large, That the Inhabitants do not goe
out of there Township to get Loggs, to my Knowledge. Nor
did I demand or Receive any Sum whatever from any of
those Inhabitants Cooke Taxes me with. Nor can any pro-
duce my order to any for demanding any Sum as Cooke setts
forth In his leter, since my arriual.
This I hope will be a Satisfactory answer to his Excelency,
to whom pray give my Duty I am
Sir
Your most humble Servant
J Bridger
To Josiah Willard Esq^ -v
Secretary of the Province V
of the Massachusetts bay )
this was the first Notice I ever had of Cooks Complants
tho It had been from the Begining of Febu'"?' before
the Representatives.
J P
Und : ) JVetv England
Copies of several Papers vindicating
384 DOCUMENT ARY HISTORY
iltfr Bridger from the Accusation of hav-
ing Exacted Mony from the Inhabitants
of the Province of Main, for liberty
to cut Loggs there./
received with M^. Bridger s
ir to 2/« Board of July U^'' 1718.
Anno Ri R'^ Georgy Nunc
Mag. Britannia &c Quinto
A# At a Great and General Court or Assembly of his
Majestys Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New-
England begun and held at Boston upon Wednesday
the 28*^ day of May Anno Dom : 1718 and Continued
by prorogations to Wednesday the 29*^ day of October
next after and then met.
Thursday
Decern'" 4*^ 1718 The Committee appointed to Consider
A. M. the Memorial of Elisha Cooke Esq' &c
having perused the Several papers referring thereto Do
report as follows viz* That the allegations made against
the said Elisha Cooke by John Bridger Esq'" Surveyer
No 1^ General of his Majestys Woods are not Supported by
the papers laid before us —
That the said Bridger hath Obstructed the Inhabi-
tants of this province m their Just Rights and privi-
ledges of Logging by his Arbitrary & unwarrantable
Demanding money of them for Liberty to Improve
their Rights as aforesaid
The Committee are therefore humbly of Opinion that
some Effectuall care be taken by this Government to
Secure both his Majestys Rights in Trees fit for Masts
for his Navy According to the Reservation in the
Royall Charter and the aforesaid Priviledges and just
OF THE STATE OF ELAINE 385
propertys of his Majesty s good Subjects of this prov-
ince from further Invasions.
In the Name and by Order of the Committee.
John Clarke
Read and Accepted,
Sent up for Concurrence.
Petition of J. Wellington ^ others
["To Gov Shute."]
May it Please
Yo"^ Excellency
In as much as sundry the Proprietors of
the Town of Scarborough are disposed to resettle there in
the Spring; but not willing to attempt any thing of that
nature w"^out first making application to your Excellencj^
We have sent the bearer on purpose, humbly praymg that
yo"" Excellency and Councill would please to countenance
and direct therein for a more regular settlem* — Wee being
to the Number of between 30 and 40.
By the same Messenger we have sent to W'" Burridge
of Watertown, who was formerly the Keeper of the Records ;
If in case he may refuse to deliver or bring them, wee pray
your Excellencys favour therein ; that our proceedings may
be more agreeable rmto y^ whole.
With all due respects, Wee remaine
S^
Yo! Excellency's
most humble and
most obd* Ser*^
J : Wentworth
Geo: Vauglian
Sam* Penhallow
W"» Cotton
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386 DOCUMENTARY HISTOKY
Memorial of Proprietors, tfc, of Falmouth.
To his Excellency Samuel Shute Esq!
Cap* General & Govern! in Chief in &
over his Majestjs Province of the Mas-
sachusetts Bay in New England And
the Hon''^® Council And Represent, in
General Court Assembled,
The Memorial of the Proprie''s & Settlers of the
Town of Falmouth in Casco bay. —
Humbly Sheweth That by a Petition of the Proprie''s of the
Town of Falmouth in Casco bay to his Excellency the Gov!
Hon^^'^ Council & Represent in General Court Assembled in
May 1717. Liberty was Granted to the said Proprie^^s to
resettle the said Town And in order thereunto the s? Proprie''s
were directed to Apply themselves to a Com*?^ Appointed in
the Year 1715 to regulate the Settlements of the Eastern
Frontiers ; for Advice in the Manner of their Settlement
That Your Memorialist have Fully Complyed with the
s^^ Direction And that Notwithstanding we have repeated
Our Applications to the s'^ Com*?® the Matter is still delayed
which has a tendency to Great Confusions in Our Settlem*
And is a Great discouragment to the Proprie''s & Inhabit!^ of
which there are a Considerable Number already Upon the
Spot that are very desirous of a Good regulation.
That Your Mem^? Also have been Informed that a Small
Number of the Antient Proprie''s of the Town of North Yar-
mouth ( having been Incouraged thereto by some few of the
Proprie^s of Falmouth bordering upon them ) have Petitioned
Your Excy and the General Court for Liberty to Settle a
Town at or Near a place called Broad Cove & so to Extend
to Pesumpscut River And have Already taken possession
And have Actually Laid out Lotts ( without Approbation of
OF THE STATE OF JMAINE 387
the Governin* ) by a Com**^*' Chosen Among themselves that
have no right or Interest m said Towns. —
That the Greatest part of s^ Tract of Land Your Pefs
Crave Leave humbly to shew is within the Antient Bounds
of the Town of Falmouth Settled by the Governm* And
Contains at Least an 8"' part of Our Said Town together
with a Commodious Stream for Mills the Antient priviledge
of s^ Town which Land And privileges if we should be
deprived off would tend greatly to Our detriment & Dis-
couragment of Our Settlement here
Your Memo. Therefore humbly pray Your Excy And
the Hon''^® Court now Assembled take Our Circumstances
into Your Consideration that some proper Method may be
taken for Our regular Establishment, as to Our Antient
Bounds as well as in Other respects by a Com*?® fully
Impowered for that End or by Liberty Granted to the Pro-
price's & Inhabitants here to Act as a Town which We
humbly Suppose tend to Our peaceable Settlement & prevent
all Unhappy diffirences And Confusions Among us.
But all is Submitted to the wise Consideration & Deter-
mination of Your Excy Your Hone's And the General Court
now Assembled. By Your Humble Pefs
Sam" Moody, Peletiali Munjoy, Joshua Bracket, Benja.
Larrabee, John Savage, Elisha Ingersol, Benj. Skillen, Rich''
Shute, Elias Hart, Daniel Ingersol, John Gustin, Rich^ Rich-
ardson, Tho^ Snell, Jona. Danford, Eben Pratt, Rich*? Coller,
Nath'i Winslow, W" Clap, W" Scales, Ricli'^ Willimot, John
Wass, William Haly, Place Stevens, John East, Elias Town-
shend, John Lovell, John Prichard, Mathew Scales, Thomas
Tomes, Eben Hold, Thomas Danford, Sam" Case, John Dan-
ford, James Mills, Sam" Procter, Sam" Richardson, Benj-?
Larrabee Jun'', Francis Danford, Mark Round, James Mari-
ner, Adam Mariner, Simon Lovel Job Harris W'" Roberts,
Richard Jones, Azre Gale, Philip Barger, John King, John
388 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Smith, Rich** Pullen, Jacob Royal, Jarvis Ballard, Timothy
Thornton
In The House of Represent. June 18, 1718
Read & Ordered That Lewis Bane Esq^ and Cap*
Joseph Hill be Added to the Com*?® formerly Appointed to
direct And Regulate the Eastern Settlements, Any three of
the s'* Com*®® ( If no more be present ) to have power to act
in the said Aif air.
Sent up for Concurrence
John Burrill Speak.
In Council
June 19 1718. Read & Concurd
J Willard Secry
A True Copy Examin** g
J Willard Seciy
The right of Massachusetts to the Province of Maine,
vindicated.
Their late Majestys King William & Queen Mary of Blessed
memory in the Third year of their Reign in their Royal
Wisdom being Graciously pleased to gratifie their Subjects
of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New England :
& also for other Good ends & Considerations did of their
Special Grace, Will & Ordain that the Territories & Colonies
Commonly called or known by the Name of the Colony of
the Massachusetts Bay & Colony of New Plymouth the
Province of Main, the Territory called Accada or Nova
Scotia & all that tract of land lying between the said Terri-
tories of Nova Scotia & the said Province of Maine should
be Created United & Incoi-porated into one Real Province by
the Name of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New
England : Ferdinando Gorge Esq^ Grandson & Heir of Sr.
OF THE STATE OF MAESTE 389
Ferdinando Gorge Kn^ deceased, being Advised thereof &
Supposing the Lands within tlie Province of Main to belong
to him, made his humble Application to the Queen & the R*
Hono^^ the Lords of their Majestys most Hono'"' Privy
Council that his Inheritance might not be given away to the
Massachusetts Colony And by his Petition set forth, that
King Charles the first by his Letters Pattents under the
Great Seal of England, bearing date the third day of April
in the fifteenth year of his Reign did Give grant & Confirm
unto S'' Ferdinando Gorge Kn* his heirs & Assigns forever
the propriety & Government of all that Country called the
Province of Main in New England, lymg between the River
of Kennibeck Eastward & Piscataqua Westward : containing
one hundred & Twenty Miles with diverse great privledges
Royalties & Jurisdictions, And the s*^ S^' Ferdinando Gorge
being so seized as aforesaid did lay out & Expend Twenty
thousand pounds at least, for the better Improvement of the
said Province of Main, That after the death of the said S''
Ferdinando Gorge it legally descended & came by Right of
Inheritance to him the s^ Ferdinando Gorge ; Who soon after
sent Persons over to New England to take Care of his Interest
in that Province John Archdale Esq' having a Commission
from the Crown at the Request of the s'' Gorge went over
for that purpose & was there Resident for the Space of One
Year, & then was opposed by some of the Inhabitants of the
Colony of the Massachusetts by their laying Claim to the
Chief part of the s*^ Province : which Occasioned several
Contests & Suits at Law & he thereby compelled to defend
his Legal Right to the s*^ Province Several persons being sent
over to England by the s'^ Colony to maintain the same :
And Several hearings were had on both Sides before his late
Majesty King Charles the Second in Council who was then
Graciously pleased to declare at the Council Board that the
s*i Province did of Right belong to the s** Petitioner Gorge,
390 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
& accordingly it was Confirmed unto & Reinvested upon
liim Which Tryals & hearings did occasion vast Charges &
ahnost the undoing of the s'^ Ferdinando his Estate ik, fam-
ily: Whereupon the s*^ Ferdinando did humbly off err the s*^
Province to his said late Majesty for a Reasonable Consider-
ation, as belonging Originally of Right to the Crown, but his
Majesty Not Accepting thereof granted him to dispose thereof
as he thought convenient. And by reason of his great Extrem-
ity Occasioned as afores'^ he was forced to sell the same to
John Usher of Boston for an inconsiderable sum, who after-
wards sold it to the Colony of the Massachusetts : In some
short time after, his said Majesty (Jrdered a Quo Warranto
against the Corporation of the Massachusetts & by a Legal
Sentence made Voyd their Charter : And the s'^ Corporation
being so dissolved & become forfeited he presumed that upon
the dissolution of the Charter of the Massachusetts the Lands
purchased by them of the s*^ F. Gorge did Returne & Remaine
in the s'' F. Gorge whom they had disseised & not either to
the s'^ John Usher or any otlier, And did therefore humbly
pray that his Inheritance might not be given away as afores*^
but he permitted to maintain his right at law or that her
Majesty & that Hono^ Board would condescend to hear his
Case & what ever should be by them determined he would
Cheerfully Submitt unto : And the Right Hono^^ the Lords
of the Committee of trade & plantations were appointed to
Meet at the Council Chamber at White Hall on Wednesday
the 26 of August 1691 & to hear at that time by Council
Learned, the Agents of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay,
the said Gorge Mr Samuel Allen & such others as might be
concerned in the Settlement of the boundaries of that Colony,
And by a Summons signed William Blathwayt directed to
the Messenger Attending the Committee of trade & Planta-
tions the Agents were Summoned to Appear for the ends
afores'^ Who did then & there among other things In Answer
I
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 391
to the Petition of the s'^ F. Gorge Acquaint their Lordships
concerning the Vast Charges the s'^ Gorge had been at in
Maintaining Countors at law with the Massachusetts, that
in the year 1676 the Kings order respecting that affair was
sent to the Government of the Massachusetts & the same
year they sent over their Agents & before they had been
Eight Months there the matter was determined in favour of
the s'^ F. Gorge ; Who after he had tryed such as he thought
would give the Most sold the Province to M'' Usher And the
Massachusetts Colony to buy their & the Inhabitants peace
purchased it of him And besides the purchase it had Cost
them to defend it in the late Indian War Anno 1675 & in
the then present War at least Twenty Thousand pounds
besides the loss of Men : And altho by the Execution of the
Judgment against the Massachusetts Charter, they might be
deprived of their Charter priviledges & Rights as to the Gov-
ernment, yet not of their Rights to their Lands nor was it so
intended ; For King Charles the second when he sent over
the Quo Warranto against the Colony he therewith sent his
declaration bearing date the 26 of July 1683 wherein it was
declared that none should Receive any prejudice in their
Freehold & estate thereby & that the Private Interest &
properties of all Persons should be Continued to them ; and
the greatest part of that Province is Accordingly disposed of :
And the Remainder is in the same Condition with the Estates
belonging to the Corporations in England that were so
deprived of their Rights & priviledges & not legally Restored
And if there be any Revertion why to Mr. Gorge & not Mr.
Usher he having been the Immediate precedent Proprietor
but if he must be leapt over why not M'" Gorge too & the
Lands Revert to the Crown which advantage the late King
Charles the Second declared against as afores*^ & they there-
fore humbly their then present Majestys would not take :
And after the matter had been fully heard & argued on both
392 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
sides M"^ Gorges Petition was dismissed and in less than two
months the Charter granted to the Inhabitants of the Prov-
ince of the Massachusetts Bay and the Province of Main
notwithstanding all the strenuous Endeavours made by the
said Gorge, and the same then Incorporated with & put under
one & the same form of Government with the other Colonies
& Territories. In which Royal Charter are the several Grants
& Provisos following vzt. Provided nevertheless, & we do
for Us, our heirs & successors Grant & ordain, that all &
every such Lands Tenements & hereditaments & all other
Estate which any Person or Persons or Bodies Politick or
Corporate, Towns Villages Colleges or Schools do hold &
enjoy or Ought to hold and Enjoy within the lands afores*^
by or under any Grant or Estate duely made or granted by
any General Court formerly held or by virtue of the Letters
Pattents herein before Recited or by any other LawfuU Right
or Title whatsoever shall be by such Person & Persons,
Bodies Politick & Corporate Towns Villages Colleges &
Schools their Respective heirs Successors & assigns forever
hereafter held and enjoyed According to the purport &
Intent of Such respective Grant, under & Subject neverthe-
less to the Rents & Services thereby Reserved or made pay-
able, any matter or thing whatsoever to the Contrary
Notwithstanding.
It being our Further will & Pleasure that no Grants
or Conveyances of any Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments
to any Towns Colleges Schools of Learning or to any
Private Person or Persons shall be judged or taken to be
avoided, or prejudiced, for or by Reason of any want or
defect of Form, but that the same stand & remain in force &
be maintained & Adjudged and have effect in such Manner
as the same should or ought before the time of the s*^ Recited
Judgment, According to the Laws & Rules then & there
usually practised & Allowed. Again Provided, also that it
OF THE STATE OF MAIXE 393
shall & may be lawfull for the Governour & General Assem-
bly to make or pass any Grant of Lands lying within the
bounds of the Colonies formerly called the Colonies of the
Massachusetts Bay & New Plymouth & Province of Maine,
in such manner as heretofore they might have done by Vir-
tue of any former Charter or Letters Patents ; Which Grants
of Lands within the bounds afores'^ we do hereby Will &
Ordain to be & Continue forever of full force and Effect
without our further Approbation or Consent. It is now
Seventy Nine years Since the Crown Granted the Province
of Maine, now Called the County of Yorke to S" Ferdinando
Gorge Under whose assigns the Inhabitants of those parts do
now hold their Lands & Estates: during which time many
disputes, Controversies & Law Suits have been between the
then Inhabitants & the Agents of Gorge concerning the Title
to the Lands in the afores** Grant, which being Complained
of by Gorge A hearing was had before the King & Council
& pursuant to the Report of the Two Lord Chief Justices S""
Rich*^ Ransford & S'' Francis North, to whom the Matter was
Referred for their opinion, as by their Report bearing date
July 11, 1677, it was determined and Given in favour of the
Complainant; So that had the Inhabitants no other Title
than what they derive from M"" Ushers Deed, which was sev-
eral years l)efore the vacating of the Charter of the Massa-
chusetts ; And Continuing ever since in the Uninterrupted
quiet & peaceable possession & Improvement of their Lands
properties & Estates and they being Anno 1691 by the
afores'^ Royal Charter fully & absolutely Confirmed to them
their heirs successors & Assigns forever in such manner as
they held & enjoyed them or ought to have held & enjoyed
by force & Virtue of the afores'^ (irant of the Crown to tlie
s"^ S'' F. Gorge and the several Purchases from his Assigns :
It necessarily Creates in them an absolute Estate of Inherit-
ance in fee simple forever : Wherefore It cannot be Supposed
394 DOCUMENT AKY HISTORY
that the & owners of y" Lands, Woods Timber &c contained
within that Grant ought to be any Measure Abridged
Restricted or hindered in the Use & Improvement thereof
as they shall from time to time think will conduce most to
their profitt & advantage, but they have to all Intentes pur-
poses & Constructions as good Right & Lawfull Authority to
make Use of them as the Proprietors & owners of the Real
Estates within the Colony of the Massachusetts & New
Plymouth can pretend to have : And therefore if at any time
attempts have been made to deceive the People in the County
of York & make them beleue that they have not a Right to
Cut down the Trees & make Use of the Wood & Timber
growing & being on Lands within their several Townships
& they thereby in great danger of being put by their Usual
employ & business without which many of them would not
be able Comfortabley to subsist themselves & familys or pay
their Publick dues but very soon brought into very mean
& Low Circumstances to distressing streights & difficulties :
And it being often Intimated to them, that whoever shall be
so hardy as to venture into the Woods to logg or get Timber
without purchasing a libertie & license so to do from the
surveyor General of his Majestys Woods would forfeit one
hundred pounds sterling for every tree they should fell cut
or destroy of such a Diameter and made to pay it : When
such base designs are on foot why it should be thought
Criminal or in any wise mischeivous or Injurious to his Maj-
estys Interest, to endeavor to detect & defeat such Intollera-
ble enterprizes. And therefore sometime last winter being
advised that John Bridger Esq"" Surveyor Generall of all his
Majestys Woods in North America vnder Colour of his Com-
mission, & preserving the Woods for his Majestys Service,
had, by himself or his Deputy Strictly forbid all persons goin
to the Woods within the Townships to Cut down trees for
any Use until he had Caused the af ores'* Woods to be
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Surveyed & ( wliicli might have their Cost & Charge ) they
obliged themselves to pay to him forty shilhngs for each
team employed in that Service And that all such as would
give into his terms sliould have free libertie to go uito those
Woods as their Occasions required. I being then in that
County & hearing Several of the Inhabitants of the Towns
Complain that by reason of the insnaring demands & Extrav-
agant Exactions of M'" Bridger & his deputy they should be
wholly put by their Constant Winter Work being the best
Season to procure Timber for the Supply of their Saw Mills
the ensuing Summer, & being under fears & Apprehensions
that some of the People rather than be forced to ly still all
Winter to their greivous hindrance & damage would be
prevailed vpon to purchase M'' Bridgers favour to make use
of their own estates, which might prove a great snare to
them & their posterity if once brought into practise: put me
upon Reading & perusing his Majestys Commission to Mr
Bridger 1 could not find that by any Clause or paragraph in
his Commission or Instructions he was therein directed to
prohibit or forbid the Inhabitants the Use & Improvement of
the trees & Timber growing & being upon their properties,
much less that the Crown had Invested him with Power to
Sell the Kings trees & Timber & put the produce thereof
into his own pocket ; I did tlierefore Inform tlie Inhabitants,
that in my opinion the Reservation, made by His Majesty in
the Royal Charter for the better providing & furnishing of
Masts for his Royal Navy, wherein all trees of such diameter
growing upon any spot or tract of Land iiot heretofore
Granted to any Private Persons were Reserved for his Maj-
estys Use & all Persons forbidd Cutting any sucli trees upon
penalty of forfeiting one hundred pounds sterling to liis Maj-
esty Could not in any LegJil Construction or Intendment
effect the T-^ands of the Townships of that County inas-
much as they had been for so long a time heretofore legally
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granted to & quietly possessed by Private Persons who for
valuable Considerations had bona fide bought & payd for the
same : And did therefore declare to some that Provided they
did not go beyond the bounds of the Townships, notwith-
standing all Mr Bridger false Amercements they could not
Incur the afores*^ penalty for Improving then' trees without
his libertie and dissuaded them, by what Arguments I was
capable of, from Suffering such a manifest Incroachment &
mischevous violation to be made upon their estates & Prop-
erties contrary to all Law and Justice: withall assuring
them, if M'' Bridger should Continue to Interrupt them, I
would acquaint the Assembly at their next Sessions what 111
treatment they had suffered from him in this Affair In no
wise doubting but that if they were capable to make out
their Allegations against him the Government would take
effectual care to Redress them. And accordingly at the Ses-
sion of the General Court in February last, not being able to
attend the Court in Person by reason of Bodily Indisposition,
I looked upon myself under an Indispensible duty more
especially considering the Station I then Sustained in the
Government to Inform & make the same known, which I
did by Writing a Letter to Mr Speaker Burrill praying him
to communicate the same to the House, Relating the demands
of Mr Bridger upon those People. And as in the afores*^
Information I had no private end or design of my own to
serve but purely Intending the Publik good, so neither did I
in the least intend in any Measure to affront or put any slight
upon his Excellency the Governour & the Hon^*^ the Council
in directing my Letter & Memorial to the House only, But
taking it for granted that in England all Petitions or Matters
of Grievance were directed to & layd before the house of
Commons only & not to his Majesty & house of Lords in
Conjunction with them, was what wholly guided and directed
Me in that path : Regis ad Exemplum. Supposing that when
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the Matters inserted should come to be disclosed before the
Hon'' House of Representatives, upon either want of proof or
their not being deemed hurtfull or greivous there would be
a stop put to all further proceedings thereon, but if otherwise
tliey would take such further steps as in their wisdom they
sliould think best: And accorduigly the House after the
Letter had been Read Ordered it to be sent up to the Hon'®
Board Requesting his Excecy & Council to enquire into the
greivance Mentioned therein & to do what is proper & Nee
essary to Remedy it. At the same time Voted Me thanks for
the Information I therein gave them, & appointed three of
their Members to Acquaint me therewith, which they
accordingly did but inasmuch as their vote for thanks is not
entered in the Journal of that Sessions, Nor why omitted is
not for Me to say. Some have almost questioned the truth of
it. The Letter I sent to Mr Speaker Burrill was follows. Mr
Speaker Burrill &c. Sometime in the month of March
following M'' Sec^y Willard was ordered to write Mr Bridger
who was then at Piscataqua & let him know what I had
alleadged agamst him & the Resolve of the House thereon
that he might have time & opportunity to make Answer
thereto : which occasioned the following Letter from that
Gentleman:
Boston April 15 1718 S' 1 have tlic favour of a Letter
by his Excellencys Command of the 27 of March from You,
& Inclosed a Copy of a Letter from Mr Cooke to Mr Speaker,
for which Justice I Return my due Acknowledgments to his
Excelly & likewrse for his Caution to Me, but have not been
Guilty of any Executions complained of makes me beleive
the Complainant was wrong Informed for as I have always
made it my Care & duty in the lirst place to Secure & protect
his Majestys Interest to the best of my Power & diligence
from being Cut or destroyed so on the other hand I have
been as Careful & tender of the Subjects Right & propertie,
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nor did I ever Act or design any thing contrary to the
Just privileges of the Inhabitants of that Provmce for those
Townships are so Large that they never go out of their
Townships to Cut logs as I know, nor did I ever Receive any
Sum at all from any Person of that Province nor can any
Person produce my Order for Receiving forty shillings or
any other Sum Since my Arrival all which I presume will be
a Satisfactory Answer to his Excelly to whom please to
Communicate this with my duty is all from
S"^ your humble Servant J Bridger
To Mr Secy Willard. This Letter being Read at
the Board it was observed that it was directed to No Person
whereupon the Secry has chrected the Gentl therewith that
it might be amended by him which he did and the Letter
brought to the Board again. Had this Letter Contained just
as much of truth as it doth artfull evasion & Misrepresenta-
tion it might have been Satisfactory to all Mankind: And
yet I can readily Agree with him that he hath been alike
Carefull to secure his Majestys Interest from being Cut or
destroyed as he hath tender of the Subjects Rights & proper-
ties for it is very probable in his apprehension, Its no waste
of the Kings Woods for him from time to time to sell & dis-
pose thereof and to license such Persons as will gratifie him
to go & Cutt trees there, for their own occasions, so on the
other hand he dont think it any breach upon the Peoples
Rights & properties to be debarred from making Use of that
which they have long since bought & payd for, for why
should they unless they can comply with such Easie & Rea-
sonable terms as he so Generously offers them : If the Gent
had well Read over and Considered my Letter he might have
Answered much more direct had he thought it Convenient,
What I Charge him with was that he was endeavouring such
& such things which he Industriously passes over And
again As to the time of Receiving Moneys he fixes that since
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his Arriviil & that only to take in the persons of that Prov-
ince which seems to be a tacit Confession that it was his
practise to Demand & Receive Money in this Manner hereto-
fore, And if so, it was doubtless as pernicious in him then,
as now. And after the Letter had been Read I then declared
to his Excy & the Hon^ Council, that notwithstanding what
Mr Bridger had Wrote I had the declarations of Sundry Per-
sons of that County of good fame & Creditt to make Evident
wliat ever I had Charged him with m my memorial who were
all Willing & free to make Oath thereto when Required And
prayd the favour that they might be severally Read over,
which being Admitted of then left them with the Secry who
Ordered to send them to Major Charles Frost of Kittery Esq''
that he might summons the Several Persons to Appear before
the Honl Justices of the Superior Court at their Sessions at
Kittery on the of May following to make Oath to
their afores*^ declarations : who in obedience to the Summons
Appeared and after having been Examined, were sworn
Sam" Plaisteed of Barwick Esq'', Mr Bridger Deputy, being
in Court at the same time & objected against their being
Sworn. And the Several affidavits were Returned into the
Secrys Office, Are these following. Some time after M*"
Bridger Exhibits the following Memorial & a Copy of Archi-
bald Maphedens oath thereto attested by himself to be a
Copy together with a Paragraph of Maphedens Letter to
him Certified after the same Manner. It must Necessarily
be a surprizing story to hear of the wonderfull Care & pains
& that for so long a Space of time Mr Surveyor hath been in
the Constant practise of to preserve his Majestys Woods,
wlien it is so notoriously known that contrary to the Gov^
ends & designs, for which he was Commissionated, forsaking
his duty & altogether perverting the Listructions given him
for his Management in that Concerne, has from time to time
for the sake of Money given libertie to such a Number of
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Persons to go into those very woods which he deems to
belong to the Crown & there to Cutt down trees for loggs &
other Uses : Who presuming upon the licence they had pur-
chased of him & some at dear & Extravagant Rates too,
have Improved that libertie & Cutt down many hundred of
Pine trees & Converted them to their own Use. And this
he esteems to be no Wast or Spoil made upon his Majestys
Interest.
It is now almost full Eighty years since the Crown Granted
the Province of Maine now called the County of York to the
first Pattente Gorge under whom the Inhabitants of those
parts do now hold, Since which time diverse Controversies
have Arisen Referring to the Title of those Lands which
occasiond hearings to be had before the King & Councel, and
pursuant to the Report of the Two Lord Chief Justices Sr
Rich'^ Ransford & Sr Francis North to whom the matter was
Referred for their opinion bearing date July 17, 1677 It
was in favor of tlie Successors of the s"^ Gorge, So that had
the Inhabitants of that Province no other Title than what
they derive from Mr Usher which was several years before
the vacatmg of the Charter, & continuing ever since in the
uninterrupted quiet possession & Improvement of their Lands
& properties & the same being fully & absolutely in & by the
afores'^ Royal Charter Anno 1691 fully & absolutely Con-
firmed to them their successors & assigns forever in such
manner as they held & enjoyed them by Vertue of the afores*^
Grant of the Crown to the s'^ Gorge and the Purchase from
his assigns must necessarily Create to them an absolute
Estate of Inheritance in fee Simple forever ; Certainly then
the Proprietors & owners of the Lauds within that Grant
cannot be Supposed in any Measure to be abridged Restrained
or hindered the Improvement of their Lands & Estates as
they shall from time to time and at times think will be most
for their advantage, but have to all Intents purposes &
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Constructions in the Law as good Right & Lawf ull Authority
to Improve & dispose thereof as the Proprietors & owners of
the Lands lying within the late Colony of the Massachusetts
& New Plymouth now have or at any time ought to have
had. Wherefore if at any time Attempts have been made upon
the People there to forbid them in their Lawful! & necessary
Improvement of the Wood & Timber growing & being upon
Land within the Several Townships in that County, without
which they would not be able to Subsist & pay their publick
dues, and they in great danger of being seduced & made to
beleive that if any of them shall be so hardy for the future
to presume to Cutt & make Use of trees for Loggs or the
like that they thereby will be trespassers & liable to severe
penalties & forfeitures unless they will procure libertie with
their money from one who under Colour of a Commission
from his Majesty is contriving & endeavouring, by Indirect
Means & false Insinuations to disturbe and greviously Molest
the people in their Estates & properties, I think it no ways
Injurious to his Majestys Interest for any one to do as much
as in him lyes to detect & defeat such unjust practises &
wholly prevent the same, And therefore being well advised,
that some time Last Winter John Bridger Esqr Surveyor
Generall of all his Majestys Woods on the Continent of
America, under pretence of Preserving the woods for his
Majestys Service had by liimself or Deputy threatned the
Inhabitants in the County of Yorke, by declaring that who
ever of them should go & Cutt any trees off of Land with the
Townships before they had obtained his license so to do he
would make them pay one hundred pound a tree by them
Cutt down, But if they would pay to him or his Deputy
fourty shillings a Teame for every Teame employed in that
Service after he had Surveyed the Woods at their Cost &
Charge he would upon those Terms Suffer them to logg in
the woods afores'' : I being then in that County & hearing
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many of the People often Complaining that by Reason of the
afores'^ demands of the s*^ Bridger they were very much hin-
dred in their Usual Winter business from loging in the woods
that being the Chief time for procuring Timber for their Saw
]V[ills for the coming Summer, And I some what fearing lest
the people would some of them rather than be put off from
their necessary busmess & livelyhood be prevailed vpon to
purchase libertie to Improve their own estates from one who
had no manner of pretence to grant the same. After having
Read over & Considered the Kings Commission to Mr Bridger
I was fully perswaded that he did not try to answer the
good ends & designs of his Conunission but the Reverse I
did then once & again Inform the Inhabitants that I could
not think that the Reservation made by his Majesty in the
Royal Charter for the better Providing & furnishing of Mast
for his Royal Navy whereby all trees of such diameter grow-
ing upon any Soil or tract of Land not heretofore granted to
any Private Persons were Reserved for his Majestys Use and
all Persons forbid Cutting any such trees upon penalty of
forfeiting one hundred pounds to his Majesty could by any
construction be thought to reach the Lands within the sev-
eral Townships for as much as they had been for a long
time heretofore granted to Private Persons. And that there-
fore if they should give into Mr Bridgers Measures & come
up to his Illegal demands they would extreamely hurt them-
selves & suffer a very great Incroachment to be made upon
their Estates contrary to Law & Justice: withall assuring
them that if Mr Bridger shall persist in the affair I would
acquaint the Assembly how they were treated by him, no
ways questioning but that if they could make out their Alle-
gations against him the Goverment would take effectual Care
to Redress them. And Accordingly At the Sessions of the
General Court in February last not being able to Attend the
Court by Reason of Bodily Indisposition, I looked upon my
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Self undeniably & Indispensably bound more especially con-
sidering the Station I then Sustained in the Goverment to
make the Same known and did therefore Write a Letter to
Mr Speaker Burrill praying him to communicate the Same
to the House, wherein I briefly Informed of the Actions of
Mr Bridger And Sure I am I did not any ways design to
affront his Excelly the Governour or the Hono" the Council
in not directing my Letter or Memorial to them as well as
the House of Representatives, but taking it for granted that
in England all Petitions or Mattei-s of greivance are directed
to & laid before the House of Commons only & not to his
Majesty & house of Lords in Conjunction with them was the
only reason that Guided & directed me in that Path
Regis ad exemplum ; Supposing that when the Matter should
be disclosed before the Hono^^ House of Representatives, upon
either wanting proof or being thought no ways prejudicial or
greivous there would be an end of the Matter, but if other-
wise they would take such further Steps as in their wisdom
they should think best. And the House of Representatives
Ordered the Letter to be Sent up to the Hono" Board
Requesting his Excelly & Council to inquire into the Greiv-
ance Mentioned therein & to do what is proper & Necessary
to Remedy it. And at the same time Voted Me thanks for
the Information I then gave them Respecting that affair &
appointed three of their Members to acquaint Me thercAvith
which they Accordingly did this latter vote not being in the
printed Journal of that Session. Some have made doubt of
the truth of it. Sometime in the INIontli of March following
Mr. Secretary Willard was ordered by the Gov'' & Council to
write Mr Bridger who was tlien at Piscataqua, an account of
the Memorial & Resolve of the House thereon that he mijrht
have time & opportunity to make Answer thereto; who
accordingly on the 15 of the next month wrote a Letter to
Mr Secretary which he desired might be Communicated to
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his Excellency wliicli was produced & Read at the Board
whereui he denys the Matters Complained of & that as he
always made it his Care & duty to Secure & protect his
Majestys Interest So on the other hand he hath been as
Caref uU & tender of the Subjects Rights & properties & that
he had not since his Arrival Rec*^ any Money from any Per-
son of that Province for libertie to logg, &c. And after his
letter was Read I informed his Excelly & the Hon" Board
that notwithstanding what Mr Bridger had wrote I had then
the declarations of sundry persons of Good fame & Credit
w'" that County to support & maintain all that I had Charged
Mr Bridger with in my Memoriall who were all willing &
ready to make oth thereto if Required and after they were
severally Read M"" Secerty was Ordered to write to Major
Charles Frost of Kittery Esqr to Summon the several persons
to appear before the Superiour Court at their Sessions at
Kittery in May following and make affidavit to their several
declarations Who appeared & after being Examined by the
Court were Sworn. And their affidavits Returned into the
Secretarys Office. Sometime after this M'' Bridger Exhibits
a Memorial against Me to his Exceey which I had not the
least Knowledge of he Fyld it the last of May last past
wherein he complains of my Audacious & bold declarations
made in that Province in the Winter last as by Affidavit he
says may Appear wherein I denyed the Power the Crown
had Invested him with over all the Woods which he has
preserved for Twenty years, & the libertie I took would
soon destroy all the valuable Pines & render all the Care
Charge & endeavour the Crown has been at forty years vain
& fruitless And in as much as this was done by a Member of
the Council & the time being neer wherein his Excey would
have opportunity to Remove all Enemys to his Majesty from
that board he was obliged to give notice thereof declaring
to the Inhabitants that they might go & Cutt where & what
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 405
loggs they pleased & I would bare them harmless. And to
support his memorial Adds a Copy of Archibald Macphedris
Oath thereto & signs a Copy Examined g J Bridger together
with a paragraph of Cap^ Macphedris Letter to J B & Con-
cludes Copy Examined g J Bridger The Gentl in tliis
Memorial first declares that he lias for Twenty years past
preserved the woods belonging to his Majesty. It seems
strange that he should pretend to have preserved the Kings
Woods when Contrary to his duty & Instructions has from
time to time for the sake of money given libertie to so many
persons to go & Cutt trees for loggs & other Uses in those
very woods which he deems to belong to the Crown, who
presuming upon the license they had purchased of him and
that at an extravagant rate too, have gone into those woods
& Cut down Many hundred of Pine trees & Converted them
to their own Use, this he Accounts to be no wast or spoil
made upon his Majestys Interest, & why because he has tho
in a base & shamefull manner Raised Considerable Sums of
Money for his own Support & Maintenance. But if any
man that hath not bought it & his good will should within
the Bounds of the Townships where the Proprietors or owners
have undoubted Right to the woods & trees thereon standing
& growing Cut down but a small tree for a Sloops Mast or
the like nor suffering Ships to go from Piscataque to Spain
& Portugal with Masts & other Naval Timber he shall have
his tree seized & threatned & made to beleive that he has
forfeited a hundred pounds & put to Considerable Charge for
presuming to go into the woods till he had Surveyed them
& given out his libertie. And as in the first part of his
Memorial contrary to truth boasts of his own faithfullness &
Service he hath done in his Past so in the same manner gos
on to charge Me in a very Extraordinary Manner tho with as
little Reason as he had to Applaud himself ; for I did at all
times acquaint the Inhabitants of tliose parts that if tliey
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Cutt down or Carried off any trees or Timber from Land out
of their Townships they would not be able to defend them-
selves in so doing but if sued would be found to be Tres-
passers And have at sundry times told Coll Leighton the
Sheriff of that County that I thought he would be well to
prosecute all such as should Cut down any trees off of the
unappropriated in order to freight ships as by the several
affidavits will appear. The Gentleman in another part of his
Memorial seems to be weary of Surveying the Kings woods,
and marking such trees as he thinks fit for his Use, but
thinks himself well qualified to pass his Judgment upon Men
&j dictate to his Excey whom he thinks suitable to sit at the
Council Board — Unparalleled Impudence. So that I have no
great Reason to Wonder that he treats me with so little civ-
ility or good Manners, Since he so Rudely Gives his Advice
to his Execy in the Election of Councellours ; And in as
much as I knew my self very grossly & falsely abused &
misrepresented being Conscious to my Self that in all the
proceedings I had not done any thing to Retarde or hinder
M*" Bridger or any under him either in surveying or preserv-
ing his Majestys Woods or doing any thing in the Execution
of his office pursuant to his Commission & Instructions &
have been no ways Injurious to his Interest in that Regard
& ought not to be sayd by him to be an Enemy to his Maj-
esty, to whom as I always have so hope ever shall bare true
loyalty & firm allegiance. I was obliged to make my applica-
tion to the General Court which I did by a Memorial pre-
sented to them in their last May Sessions, bearing date June
14. 1718 & vpon considering some days on the first of July
after was Read at the Board & some time after sent down to the
house where after hearing the Several papers Relating thereto
appointed a Committee to Join with such as the Hon^ Board
should nominate to be a Committee to whom that Memorial
& the papers Relating thereto were Referred to sit if it might
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be before the rising of the Court otherwise in the Recess to
Receve any further Information & to Report what they thmk
proper for the Court to do thereon which vote on the 1st of
July was read & Concurred & a Committe of the Board
joyned with the Committee of the House : And at the Last
Sessions of the General Court made their Report on the
above affair which. In his Letter he Asserts that he never
Acted or designed any thing Contrary to the Just I'rivi-
ledges of the People, & how vastly differing that is from the
Orders & Instructions under his own hand & seal to his
Deputy is very obvious: He gives Mr Plasteed a Commis-
sion & Prays his great Care in the Preservation of all the
Woods under his Inspection & orders him to mark all Trees
that then were or in time to come should be fit for his Maj-
estys Service & that all Persons that design to go into these
woods must give in their names to him or his Deput}' or they
should be Excluded the Woods and that y*^ woods y* he sur-
veyed must be payd for by them they are Surveyed for, And
lest any should Scruple his Authority, whether Ignorantly
or to Terrify the Common People Assumes a Jurisdiction
over all the Kings Justices & all other Civil Officers Requn-
ing them to Aid & Assist his Deputy as they will Answer
the Contrary, a Power that never any before him but the
Governour of the Province did Essay to belong to them ;
And where is the Place assigned for Mr Plaisteeds Care &
Circumspection in his warrant dated 1709 he is confined to
the woods up the Little River & Swamps Adjacent. In the
other Warrant dated 1714 he appoints him Surveyor of all
his Majestys woods in the District of Newichawannock ;
both which places are witliin the Township of Barwick &
yet by his Instructions all Persons are Strictly Injoyned not
to go there and his Deputy Impowered to mark all trees that
are or shall be fitt &c - Well then if these orders of his are
Complycd with the Inhabitants of Barwick cannot Improve
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the Common Lands lying within their Township but they |
will make themselves obnoxious & liable to his prosecution :
And can all this be Consistent with the Inhabitants Right
properties & priviledges: ? So that were there no other
proof than what proceeds from him Self, it would be more
than enough evidence to demonstrate all that hath been
Imputed to him to be undeniably true. Mr Bridger having
plunged him self into such difficult Circumstances & Justly
fearing that should these Matters be set in a true light it
would strike at his Commission & all the Interest that he or
his friends could make for him, with men of Justice & Honour
would be fruitless & vain : And unless some speedy way
might be found out to put a full end further proceedings
against him, he would be discarded, And Conceiving of no
Readier way than to make a Representation as if what I had
done with Relation to him had a Tendency to defeat all the
good designs Care & Charge of the Crown which it had in the
Article of Masting, not sparmg to say that I was an Enemy
to his Majesty, vainly Conceiting that by this weak stratagem
he should discourage & divert Me. It must needs be a very
Strang & surprizing story to far the greatest part of the
Inhabitants both of the Province of Maine & Newhampshire
to hear that Mr Bridger for the space of Twenty years past
hath been Carefull to preserve the Kings Woods, when for
many years past it hath been so notoriously Known that con-
trary to the Good ends & purposes, for which he was
entrusted, not Regarding his duty but as perfidious &
ungratefuU Servants Serve their Masters, for Lucre of Gain
hath Licensed great Companys of Men to go & Cut & dis-
pose of the trees growing upon Land without the Townships
& yet all the woods thereon he deems to belong to the Crown,
Who presuming upon their License procured at dear rates
have Improved their Time & Cut down many hundreds of
Good white Pine trees for Boards Rafts & other Uses, at
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other times Conniving & permitting Ships to load in the
River of Piscataqua in the Government of Newhampshire
with Masts & all Sorts of Naval Timber for Spain, which
hath been Accustomed these late years past & M"" Bridger
when he went last for England went a Passenger in Capt
Archibald Macphedris Ship from Piscataqua to Cadiz &
without Scruple had he been as willing to know if Ignorant
what the Cargo then send on board or this last fall when he
saild thence for Spain he might without much expence of
time or Money had a full account thereof. How therefore
he can shew forth that such management is not inconsistent
with the Interest of the Crown at present is attended with
some difficulty, for what Reason can he assign for Extorting
Money by such base & vile tricks for his Releif. And not-
withstanding the Consideration of Two hundred pounds g
Annum the Poor People must be in Considerable Advance to
have their Woods Surveyed contrary to the Stat. 3 Edw'} 1.
Where it is Enacted that no Sheriff or other the Kings offi-
cer take any Reward to do his office, but shall be paid out of
that which they take of the King & he that so doth, shall
yeild twice as much & shall be punished at the Kings
pleasure.
And whereas in the Province of Newhampshire a very few
Gentlemen have wrote in favour of Mr Bridger & Recom-
mended & set him up for one that hath with Care & Pains
gone through his Work & duty, which in all likely hood
( met with the same Recognition if no more ) Creditt &
Esteeme rather than the other part of the Letter wherein they
as ( unadvisedly ) Write of Malacontents & disaffected Per
sons in this Government, tho if all of them were to come &
make a strict search & scrutiny they would not be able to
make up a quarter part of the number of the Recommenders.
which one Individual would compleate. Having in tlie first
place made proclamation of his faithfullness & Integrity &
410 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
boasted of the great Service He hath done in his Post. He
proceeds to Enumerate my transactions in the Province of
Main with Respect to his Power & Commission & would
render it a more heinous Crime in Me to say that He had
not power to make Merchandize of the Kings Woods, tlian
for him to make havock & destruction therein & Repeated
Incroachments vpon the Rights of the People. The only
Proof that hath been produced to make good the Allegations
against Me is the Testimony of Archiballd Macphedris, who
Relates what he heard Me say tho not in that Province as
by his Affidavit is manifest & therefore were it true could
not possibly be any manner of Evidence to Confirm his
Memorial, And then for the Person complained of & in
whose favour any Testimony is taken for that Person to
Attest Copys of Such Affidavits is what hath never been
heretofore done. I was so far from encouraging the Inhab-
itants of those parts in the manner he Sets forth that I have
as by the oaths of Several English Men, constantly declared
that they had not the least pretence of right to go out of the
Townships for Timber and if any should be found so doing
& Informed against the Law would be against them & have
urged & pressed Capt Leighton Sheriff of that County to
prosecute those that for the future trespass upon the unap-
propriated Lands, thereby to put a stop to such destructive
practises : and in the close of his Information breaking thro
all the Rules of Civility & good manners & putting on an
unparalleled Impudence raises himself up to be of Advice to
his Excy the Goven'^ in a Matter of Election to be transacted
by the Great & General Court or Assembly : and has the
Pride & Arrogancy to put his Excy in mind that the time
will then come wherem he will have an opportunity if so a
Negative voice, that he would not forego it. Adding that in
the past he had fully Answered his Instructions & discharged
his Duty. By this high flight of his those that are Strangers
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 411
to the Constitution of this Government may be apt to con-
clude that Mr Surveyor hath some other Commission that thus
emboldens him. And forasmuch I was conscious to my Self
that I never endeavoured to discourage Retarde or hinder
Mr Bridger in the due Execution or his office, & therefore
not Injurious to his Majestys Interest, or deserving by him
or any one else to be said to be an Enemy to His Majesty :
towards whom as I always have borne & intend ever to have &
bare true & complete loyalty & firm allegiance, had I had a
Copy of this Memorial before any procedure had thereupon it
had been no more than Mr Bridger was once and again In-
dulged. Had his Excellency been pleased to favour Me as Mr
Bridger once & again was, so far as to have been possessed of
a Copy of his Memorial before any proceedure had been,
which I had as much Reason to Expect & would have been
answered to & Comported with the Repeated & spontaneous
Assurances of Receiving Such treatment if ever occasion
should call for it. I trust it had been no hard task for Me to
have demonstrated how that Gent, had Misrepresented things
& without the least Shadow of truth or Colour of Justice by
groundless imaginations taken upon him to deceive his Excy
& Injuriously treat Me. forbidding the inhabitants to cut trees
nor suffering ships to go from Piscataqua to Spain or Portu-
gal with Masts & other Naval Timber which hath been fre-
quently done these late years & I have been told Mr Bridger
when he went last for England went a Passenger in Capt
Macphedris from thence to Cadiz tho it doth not follow that
therefore he knew what Cargo wiis on board no more than
he might know what he was doing with this timber.
How therefore he can make out that such Management as
this is not Inconsistent with the Interest of Crown Appears to
be somewhat difficult, for there can be no Reason assigned
for his Raising such Considerable Sums of Money from the
Inhabitants in so base & shamefull Ways for liis own Sup-
412 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
port & Maintenance. Moreover as hath been before hinted
If any of the Inhabitants that will not be prevailed upon &
brought over to give him Money should even within the
bounds of the Townships go upon the Common Lands where
the Proprietors or ownners have an undoubted Right to the
woods & trees thereon growing & standing & Cut down but
smal trees fitt only for Sloops Masts or the like y^ shall be
sure to have their trees seized & they threatned to be sued
& liable to be Ruined unless they will Compound & make up
the Matter with him, for presuming to go & Cutt in these
Woods before he had Caused them to be Surveyed which he
also Refused unless the persons that came for a Survey
would be at the Costs & Charge thereof. & Notwithstanding
his being allowed Two hundred pounds Sterling g annum for
that service Contrary to the Stat. 3 : Ed : 1. Where it is
Enacted that no Sheriff, nor other the Kings officer take any
Reward to do his office, but shall be paid out of that which
they take of the King & he that so doth shall yeild Twice as
much, and shall be punished at the Kings pleasure. Where-
fore I cannot but perswade my self had those very few
Gentlemen in the Province of Newhampshire that have Rec-
ommended Mr Bridger & set him up for a good officer & one
that hath performed the trust Reposed in him, been more
Cautious & Circumspect in that Affair it had been as well,
notwithstanding the obligations & honors some of them may
have heretofore Received from him. And as to the first part
of his Memorial contrary to truth he boasts of his own faith-
fullness & Integrity & tells of the great service he hath
done in his Post, so in like manner he goes onto Charge
Me in a very Extraordinary Manner tlio with as little truth
or Reason as he had for Applauding himself and in truth
would make it far More Cruninal for Me & give out that he
had no power to sell & dispose of the Kings Woods & that
the Inhabitants might follow their own business & Improve
OF THE STATE OP MAINE 413
their own Estates with asking of him leave, than for him to
make such havock & destruction of his Masters Interest &
Incroachments upon the Peoples liberties & properties. I
was so far from encouraging any to do & behave themselves
towards the Kings Interest: as he would Intimate that I
have in the hearing of Many often Cautioned the Inhabitants
there, told them their danger in Cutting down or Carrying
off any trees or timber that grew upon Land out of their
Townships & that they would not be justified or defended in
so doing and that if they sliould be sued the Law would
make them Trespassers : And have Urged & pressed Capt
Leighton the Sheriff of that County to prosecute & Sue any
that should Cut down trees off of the unappropriated Lands,
thereby to put a stop to such dishonest & Illegal practises.
And now in the Close of liis Information, to his Excey,
breaking thro all tlie Rules of good manners & being
bewitched with unparalelled Impudence assumes to him-
self the Freedom of being of Advice to his Excey in a Mat-
ter of Election to be transacted by the Great & General Court
or Assembly, And has the vanity to think himself qualified
to Survey & pass his Judgment upon Men & mark out
Avhom he shall think not suitable to Sitt at the Council
Board & haveing Carracterisd Me for such a persons there-
fore hopes when the time comes his Execy will Remove me
therefrom Adding witliall that he is obliged thus to do or he
should not fully Answer this Instructions, And for as much
as I certainly knew my self to be so grossly abused & falsely
misrepresented and being conscious to my self that in all my
proceedings in this affair I never Retarded & hindered Mr
Bridger nor any under him either in Surveying or preserving
his majestys woods or doing any thing in the due Execution
of his office & therefore no ways Injurious to his Majestys
Interest & not deserving by him or any one else, to be sayd
to be an Enemy to his Majesty to whom as I allways have
414 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
deserved trust so liope I ever shall bare true & unshaken
Loyalty & firm Allegiance And had his Exccy the Governour
been pleased to have favoured Me with a sight of the Memo-
rial before it was proceeded upon, which would very well
Comported with his own voluntarey Assurances so to treat
Me if there should be Occasion, I doubt not but that I could
have easily demonstrated to his Satisfaction how that Gent,
had misrepresented things & without the least Colour of
truth & Justice by groundless imaginations taken upon him
to deceive his Exccy & Injuriously treat Me : which I was
altogether Incapacitated to do not having a siglit thereof til
Saturday the Last of May last past; Was then obliged to
, make Application to the General Court by a Memorial in the
Words following ~ ~ _
And on the first of July sent down to the House of Repre-
sentatives who after having heard the same & the several
papers and affidavits Relating thereto passed the following
Vote
In the House of Representatives. July 1, 1718.
Ordered that J A R Q
In ("ouncil July Read & Concurred & C. G.
And at the last Sessions of the General Court the afores**
Committee Reported &c — —
A Copie of An Act humbly Proposed to be pass'd forth-
with : for the better preservation of his Majesties Woods &
Intrest in America/
Be it Enacted by the Kings most Excelency &c^
That from and after the 24"' day of Dec'' next to
Come 1718 no person nor persons within the said Colonies
of Nova Scotia, Province of Main New Hampshire the Mas-
sachusetts Bay &c^ as the Act runs In America or any of
them do or shall presume to cut, fell, or Destroy any white
Pine Tree or Trees on the pennalty or forfeiture of one
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 415
hud? pound sterl for Ever tree so cutt fell'd or Destroy'd or
shall presume to cutt fell or Destroy any Pitch, Pine, tree or
Trees on the pennalty or forfeiture of five pounds Ster' for
each Tree or Trees so cut felld or Destroyed or any White
Oak Tree or trees whatever. Not being within any fence or
actual Inclosure and not by any Line run by Compass or
marked tree or Trees On proof thereof to be made by one or
more Credible Witnesses &c^ but for the Easie recovery of
any of the above said forfeitures ; to be Levied on the Boody
goods or Estate of the Ofender, or Ofenders, at the liberty of
the person sueing for the same ~
This humbly submited to Your Lordships But
w*? submition there is a Necessity for some
thing to be done as soon as possible for his
Majesties Intrest if Yo! Lordships disaprove
of this draught -
The Deposition and decleration of Sam" Plaisted of full age
who Testifieth and says that some time In January last past,
he heard M^ Elisha Cooke of Boston say, at Cap* Arch*^
Macpheadris's house at Portsmouth in New Hampshire, That
neither the King nor M^ Bridger his Officer had anything to do
in the County of Yorke formerly the Province of Main, m
surveying the mast trees, and that I should be a Blockhead
to hold the Deputy Ship he had Invested me withy
Sam" Plaisted
The above named Plaisted appearing before me the sub-
scriber one of his Majesties Justice of the Peace swore to
the Truth and verity of the above Written Declaration./
Portsm" June 12"' 1Y18. Tho : Packer
Some time in the month of January or December 1717
Elisha Cook Esq^ in my hearing said that he understood the
Inhabitants of the Province of Maine were hindred by M^
Bridger as to their Cutting of Loggs, saying that Bridger
416 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Demanded Money. But says Elisha Cook I am now goeing
into that Province to let the Inhabitants know that they may
goe on with their Logging for I know no Power that M^
Bridger has in that Province to hinder any person to cutt
Loggs where they please and that if Bridger gave them any
molestation, he would bare them harmless.
Province of "I Archibald Macpheadris personally
New Hampshire i appeared before me the subscriber
and made oath to withm
Tho? Packer Jus! Peace
Portsm" May 16, 1718.
True Copie Examined by the
Original p
J Bridger July 14*^^ 1718.
Whereas Elisha Cooke Esq^ has falcely accused me
In a leter & memorial to the Govern Council & Assembly.
That John Bridger having Reec* a Commission from his
Majestic for Surveying the wood, In North America under
Colour of putting the same In Execution, In Strenuously
endeavouring and Contriving by wrong Insinuations and
Threats to compel the Inhabitants of these And the Neigh-
boring Towns In the County of Yorke formerly the province
of Main.
to Contribute and pay me forty shilings a Team for each
Team they send into the woods to logg and get Timber, &
that I Exact this Sum from them, for my Allowance or
Lycensing them to worke upon land within the grant of the
Townships.
I John Bridger SurveyF Generall &c voluntary make oath.
That I have not demanded from the above named Inhabitants
either by my self or deputy any such Sum or Sum's ; nor
OF THE STATE OF MALNE 417
Exacted or Received any Sum whatever from those Inhab-
itants- nor from any other person whatever.
I offered to take the oath above written before the
Governor and Council but was reffused which I
humbly may be Laid before their Lordships
I am Avith due regard
S^ Your most humble
& obedient Sei'v^
To William Popple Esq^ J Bridger.
Boston July 14"' 1718.
R* Hon^i«
In this leter your Lordships will have an account
of my proceedings last winter and too this time. In Nov''
last by virtue of his Majestyes Royal lycense to me directed.
I gave Warrants for the Cutting of 478 mast Trees in his
Majesties Woods. Contracted for with the Navy Board by
M^ Taylor to be delivered into his Maj"* respective yards
according to Contract this Summer
My Instructions from the Lords of the Admiralty for-
bids all persons his Majesties woods with out leave, the
Inhabitants of all the towns next his Maj^* woods being
Acostomed to go & cut such trees as were not fitt for the
Royall Navy, the Woods being first Survey'd and the trees
marked that were to be reserved, to put these Instructions in
pratice gave me very much trouble ; and the people dissatis-
faction, however by care, and Application, Diligence, and a
Deep Snow falling in November the wood has been preserved
better than in some years past which gave me great satisfac-
tion.
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But 111 minded persons factions, Malicious, and Dis-
Loyal and vile in Practise are never Easie and who to Carrie
on their designes stick at nothing all which will appear in the
Actions of one Elisha Cooke Esq^ one of the Council of this
Province, who In a leter to the Spaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives, unjustly fales on me, and office : Asserts vindi-
dates, and maintaines, that his Majestic Nor Officers has
anything to doe with the Woods in the Province of Mam as
by a true Copie Inclosed your Lordships may see and pray
to reffer thereto
This was done in Feburary while I was at my Duty
at Portsm° in New Hampshire I knew nothing of It, till the
Governer Inclosed me a Copie of his leter to the Spaker of
the House of Representatives in Apprill which leter I
answered to the Govf by way of Memorial ( w*'^ Is likewise
inclosed) upon which the Governour at the next Election of
Councilors was pleased to put a Negative on a^ Cooke.
Since which he has delivered a nother representation
to the Gov^ and Council & Assembly to w*'.'^ I answred by
memorial to the Governour But the Majority are for him
and his Rebelious Assertions, saying that they bought the
Province of Main for 1250^ 80 miles long as by Cooks
Memorial will appear which was out of the power of the then
Charter to purchas, much less had they a power to Annex it
to a Charter Goverm^ if so ; they may now purchass Roade
Island Conneticutt &c^ and add it to this Charter, and Entierly
thr6 of his Majesties Power and prorogative from this Conti-
nent, the people of this Province pleading they have a Char-
ter; When the Dispute of his Majesties Just rights and
Prerogative of the Woods was debating in the lower house.
I gave one of the Members two Acts of Parliament Pass'd in
the 4 & 11 years of the late Queen for the preservation of
his majesties woods here in America, he was very smartly
answred that Acts of Parliament were of No force with them
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 419
they had a Charter with great submition I am of Oppinion
that the Grant of the Province of Main may be reassumed
and Annexed to his Majesties Province of New-hampshire,
with much more reason than the Grants of lerland were, w*^
out any regard to the possesors ) if it sliould ]:>e thought
proper to repay the Purchase Sum : there is none can in Jus-
tice be against it, for the present Inhabitants should be so
still, only paying An Annual Acknowledgment to his Maj-
esty of sume small value as a otter, or minks skin, from each
proprietor ; the land to be Subject to the people and Heirs
as before so many miles 41(?) there grants were; Hereby
no person would sufer a Mite in their Estates, but the King
and Crown as before Lords & Masters of Goverm* and Woods
&c^ the Province of Main is better furnished w*? Mast Trees
both for Number & Large Sizes more than all besides : there
are now Cut this last Winter |- of what was cut of the 478
trees: there are severall New Towns Laid out In the s*
province Since 4 years past, all and every Proprietor that
have Conveniency for a Saw Mill is Building one, and Noth-
ing but a Resumption of that Grant will, I fear do to pre-
serve the woods. An Act of Parliament as severe as that
for the preservation of Pitch Pine Trees or Tar trees that
very Act would w*^!* Amendments do. but i pray leave to
Inclose a Copie for a I)ill to be passed forthwith w*? such
Amendm*^ as your Lordsliips shall think Convenient, or all
the large pines will be Destroy'd, unless I go where M^ Cooke
pleased to Direct ; that is beyond & above all Grants without
Inhabitants those parts that Gen" says may be the Kings ;
tliere be large Trees.
I allways Deemed the Woods without the Township
to be his Majesties : the General Court says he, that is his
Majestic has none, and that it is In their power to Grant all
land & woods with out the Townships or give tlieni away as
they please. And can lay out or give away another rainge
420 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
of Towns above the present Towns if so, the King cannott
have a mast Tree without purchasing it of these Proprietors.
Thus the Case stands at present, and what farther may be
done by the people in this Country Prejudicial to his Maj-
esties Intrest I cannot yet Informe. There being a Commit-
tee appointed of the uper, and of the Lower house, to sitt as
Judges of his Majesties Title to the Woods in the Countiy,
which with other particulars remaine undetermined till next
Session In October, and I hope to give your Lordships full
satisfaction of the Care I have taken to defend his Majesties
Intrest, as may appear by the Inclosed and by which your
Lordships may see Cook's Disloyal and base Pretences ; and
malitious and falcely Accusing me with 50^ reed from one
Mico Eleven years since w*^? I answred to your Lordships
before the renewall of my Commission and at the time when
1 was first charged w^? it. Equaly frivolious is his mention-
ing 10^ w^** was received by me to let a prosecution fall ; to
prove this Cooke brmgs his affifavitts from some persons,
wlio swore I proceuted them in this very action ; and at the
time tliey sware this against me, I was not In this Country ;
as by Oaths I have from the Master & Officers of the Ship I
went hence in will appear and Designe to proceute them
as Guilty of Perjury. but I would not trouble your
Lordships w*? Inclosing this and many other affidavitts, as
Insignificant.
Such libie Treatment I have allways meett with from
those people, In two causes perticularly, wherein I Recovered
Judgm* & Execution in an action against Elisha Davis, who
after the fact committed made over his Estate by a fradulent
conveyance, and thereby Evaded the Act of Parliament
w*'.^ lay'd the pennalty of one hundred pounds Ster^ for Every
Tree so cut fell'd or destroy'd, after I had Expended on this
Action more than fifty pounds and so It Remains with out
remidie to this Day.
OF THE STATE OP MAESTE 421
the other Instance is one of John Sincler that I
obtained Execution against, & his Estate Delivered to me by
the Shrife and by the s*? Sherifes neglect of making a Due
return I have lost the Sale, and am out of near 30' ever
since ; both those Causes being the Kings I have lost and no
remidie or reliefe can I find to this day.
I could heartiely wish some care might be taken for
Maintaining his Majesties Rights, and Title, and the support-
ing liis Officers in this Country In their Duty, for all belong-
ing to the Crown are so obnoxious to these people in Generall,
that it is very dangerous for to travaile a lone this is by my
own Experience true ; as well as the Officers of the Customs
can testifie who has been Molested in the Execution of their
duty ; In all the Charter Goverments, some of them being
forced home this last year for redress ; which I presume is
not unknown to your Lordp!
and Whereas s^ Cooke Charges me w*-? recevng and
Demmanding Exacting & Threatning the Inhabitants of tlie
Province of Main to make them pay me forty shilling^ a
Team for every Team of the Inhabitants that cut Trees for
Loggs within the Town grant, or grant of their To\viiships
of the County of Yorke &c^ in the Province of Main which
Insinuation is malitious falce and Groundless, as May appear
by the Copie of my affidavitt made before the Govern &
Council Inclosed.
A Specimen of the General Assembly's Loyalty will
appear by their thanks they gave s^ Cooke for his Seditious
Lybel and Information wherein he Denies and Defies all
Intrest of his Majestic here; and I pray leave to let yo^
LordR^ know that the Copies of some Officers leters hence to
some board at home, relating to his Majesties Intrest, has
been sent over hither, to their great huil, and damage to his
Majesties Intrest.
422 DOCTJMBNTARY HISTORY
The care tliat has been taken to preserve his Majesties
Woods by Good & wliolesome Laws as Cook says In his
Memorial will not appear when there was a Necessity for
making such yonr I^ordships may please to Observe, that in
the time of My Absence and some time before these Great
and Generall Assemblys has laid out Eight New Towns, and
no reserve made according to the Charter which reservation
ought to have been the Obligatory part in every Town Grant
so lay'd out, the neglect of w^.'^ not only a breach in the
Charter, but Destroys all the Woods within those townships
beyond redress, besides when ever there is Occasion to But
name this is for his Majesties Intrest or tis against the Pro-
rogative of the Crown, the Answer is, these are the priviliges
of the Cliarter so that the Charter is allways pleaded and the
reservation for his Majesties Navy is Rule'd, If this Magogg
or IdoU of these people were lost, No one person would
Suffer a penny Damage in there Estates : and his Majesties
Intrest secured, & Officers protected, and keept from the
Inssults of the people.
My Lords./
If in any thmg in this Letter I have not
keept strictly to a Just Distance to your Honours or have
said any thing Displeasing to your Lord^® I heartily begg
your Lordships Pardons, and beg that you would Impute It
to my Zeal for his Majesties Intrest, for should I be Silent,
and See his Majesties Intrest abused & trampled on by Every
one, I should think my Self unworthy of your Lordships
favour or his Majesties Service I am with all Possible Deifer-
ence and Regard.
Right Honourable
Your Honours
Most Obedient & Most faithfull &
Most humble Servant
J Bridger:
OF THE STATE OF MATNE 423
P: S:
There is affidavitt where in I am
Charged with recevng 20' & 5' for
leting some people get logg and that
in land up Merrimack River, and is In
propriete w*? some other Persons and
My self J Bridger
Lord Com" of Trade. ~
End : ) Massaehusets Bay
Ll from ilf!" Bridger to the Boards
Bated July 14-*-'' 1718^ Complaming of
7/^ Bisohedienee of the People to the
Acts for preserving the Woods, cj-
Justyfying himself from some
InformMions against him hy Elisha
Cooke and others
[ Followed hy Abstract ]
Advice of Committee to regulate Settlements, ^c.
We the Subscribers having been Appointed a Committee
to Regulate y® Settle m*s of y" Eastern Frontiers by a Vote of
y'^ Gen" Assembly in y^ year 1715 & upon a petition of y""
Proprietors & Setlers of y'' Town of Falm''* m y« Years 1717
& 1718, haveing been directed to visit them in order to y*'
regular settlem* of s'^ Town we offer our advice to them as
followeth viz*.
That you be very carefull in laying out of your Streets «&
High Wayes, «& placeing your Houses in a Regular, Compact
& Defensible manner w"' due regard to a Commodious Pas-
sage by y*' Water Side y' None may be debarrd of y'^ Privi-
424 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
ledge of Landing ; And so as not to intrench upon Any of y""
Rights of y^ Antient Proprietors.
We are also of Opinion y* y'^ Riseing ground upon y® great
Street formerly known by y** Name of Kings Street ( w''^' we
have taken a view of ) is the most Commodious Spot for your
Meeting House, being as we judge nearest y^ Center of the
Town, & would therefore advise to y® Building of it in y'
place : —
Dated at Falm^^ July 18: 1718
Jolm Wheelwi-ight
Abra™ Preble
John Leighton
Lewis Bane
Joseph Hill
Ooj)^ of a Letter from M^. Bridger Surveyor of the Woods in
North America Dated from Portsmouth
26 Aug* 1718.
I have since my last to your Lordships discover'd some
Persons, who have made it a Practice to destroy a great
Number of Mast Trees in his Maj'^^r Woods, by cutting
them down, and sawing them into Plank, Joice, Boards
&c* this Trade was told me by an acquaintance in that
countrey more than 150 Miles hence, upon a Promise of
Reward in money which I have comply'd with and have their
names, designing to Prosecute them forthwith.
Upon viewing the Eastern Parts and Woods I have dis-
cover'd a large Swamp of 10 miles long and 4 broad, full of
WhitePine Trees of the first Sort, in which there has not
been a Mast Tree cut, as I am inform'd by some of the old
People that lived in these Parts before the Indians cut them
oi¥ ; near thirty years.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 425
This Tract or Swamp of Pine lyes very commodious near
a Navigable River, not above 6 or 7 miles land Carriage,
whence these Mast Trees may be Shipt for Great Britain ;
These parts being now Settling, and the People building
Saw Mills on every River and Brook almost whicli will soon
destroy those Fine Trees and all others, unless an immediate
care be taken, by an Act of Parliament, or some other Method
as your Lordships shall think most proper for the preserva-
tion of the Whole, which are now threatned on every Side
as well as the Officer, who must use his greatest care and
diligence more than ordinary for the future, the People being
perswaded that his Maj*.y htus no right to the Woods in this
Countrey by Elisha Cook, and on that Opinion they will act
next Winter they say.
This in all Humility, as well as Duty, I lay before
your Lordships, and although, I have known all this Coun-
trey for 500 Miles together, and have been employ'd here 22
years, I find it very difficult singly to protect even the least
part of his Maj*^?'^ Woods from the Common Waste made
therein by the respective Lihabitants next the Frontiers, all
which is most humbly submitted to your Lordships &c*
8 8"^' 1718
Send this to Com*"? of Trade desiring
them to give my Lords y*^ best informacons they
can concerning these Trees & his Mat* right
thereunto ~
Und : ) New England
Plan^. General
LrefromM': Lowndes of y^ OH' OctoZ 17 18, with the Copy
of a Letter from Jfr Bridger Surveyor of «/" Woods in
America relating to his Ma*y^ Right to y^ Woods cj- y^
426 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Waste committed there, for the Opinion of the Board
thereon /
To William Popple Esq^ Secretary to the Right Hono''^^
the Lords Com" for Trade and plantacons /
Captain Cyprian Southack to M'^. Popple, inclosing
various papers
(I)
Memorial
To S^ Ovide De Brovillian Governour of Island
Breton in North America Concerning Antient
Boundaries of Nova Scotia or Accadie September
the ll^'^ 1718.
The whole Countrey of Nova Scotia as farr Eastward as
Cape S* Lawrence was Seized for the Crown of Great Brit-
tain about the Close of the Fifteenth Century by Sr Sabas-
tian Cabott Grand Pilot to Henry the Seventh King of Great
Brittain and by him sent to find out such parts of North
America, King James the first therefore knowing his Title
to be good did in Year 1621 make a Grant of this Countrey
to S^ William Alexander afterwards Earl of Sterling, who
Settled a Colony there by the Name of Nova Scotia. Upon
the Marriage of King Charles the first with the Lady Hene-
ritta Maria it was by Order of the King given up to the
French in Year 1627 and Year 1628 we gott it againe and
was given to S^ David Kirk, who was both Proprietor &
Govern^ of the North side River called Cannada and South
side called Accadie it fell againe into the hands of S^ William
Alexander in Year 1632 it was given away againe to the
ffrench Kmg who Obliged himself to pay in Leiu of the
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 427
Forts Five Thousand pounds to S! David Kirk which he
never did, Cromwell weighing the premisses sent Colonel
Sedgwick in Year 1654 & retook it, and when he made peace
with ffrance the following Year, tho' their Ambassador made
Pressing Instances for the Restitution of it Yet he would not
part with it Insisting that it was the Ancient Inheritance of
the Crown of England, and of right belong to it Whereupon
Monsieur S^ Estinne Son and heir to Monsieur De La Tour,
a French Refugee, who bouglit Nova Scotia of the Earl of
Sterling came over into England and making out liis Title
had it Delivered to him and then Sold it S^ Thomas Temple
who was Governour of it till the Restoration, soon after King
Charles delivered it againe to the french and Canada with it,
in Year 1710. Colonel Nicholson recovered Nova Scotia
againe and the Treaty of peace and Friend ship between
Queen of Great Brittain and the Most Christian King Lewis
the 14 Concluded at Utrecht 31 of March and the 11*? day
April 1713, in the 12^ Article of peace the Most Christian
King to Deliver to the Queen of Great Brittain all Nova
Scotia or Accadie with its Ancient boundaries which Ancient
Boundaries of Nova Scotia or Accadie was to Cape S^ Law-
rence Eastward on Island Breton, and Cape Roziers Northr
ward to the Great River S^ Lawrence as may be seen by
Monsieur Subercase Passport to the English and that the
Subjects of the most Christian King shall hereafter be
Excluded from all kind of Fishing in the said Seas, bays and
other places on the Coast of Nova Scotia That is to say on
those which lye Towards the East within Thirty Leagues
beginning from the Island Commonly called Sable Inclusively
and thence Stretching along Towards the South West It
has not been Mentioned in the Thirteenth Article of peace
that the Island called Cape Breton as also all others both in
the Mouth of the River S^ Lawrence and in the Gulph of
the same Name shall hereafter belong of right to the French,
428 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
and the most Christian King shall have all manner of Liberty
to Fortifye any place or places there and no other It must
of Course have been the Queen of Great Brittain as being
within Ancient Boundaries of Nova Scotia which showes that
the French have Nothing to do with any part of the Conti-
nent nor Islands from Cape Canso to Cape Roziers afore
Mentioned
Cyprian Southack
General Nicholson being Obliged by the Second Arti-
cle of the Capitulation to Transport the Garrison to
France he appointed Majors Richard W. Cullins &
Captain Charles Brown to go with the said Transports,
by which article Monsieur Subercase was obliged to
procure passes for the said Gentlemen Upon their
Arrival in France to go for Great Brittain and for
the Vessells to return which Obligation here follows
We Daniel Auger of Subercase Kn! of the Military
Order of S^ Lewis Governour of Le Accadie of Cape Breton
Islands and Lands adjacent from the Cape Roziers of the
Great River S! Lawrence as far as the last part of Kenne-
beck River, do promise to procure Passports for the Majors
Richard Mullins and Captain Charles Brown for their return
home to Great Brittain Either by Sea or Land, as soon as we
shall be Safe arrived together either at Rochel or Rochfort
where General Nicholson Commander in Chief of Her Maj-
esty's Troops of Great Brittain at present in New England,
has Appointed them to go Conformable to tlie Capitulation
Agreed on by him and, us on the Surrendring him up the
Fort of Port Royal in Le Accadie Dated in the place, this 23
Day of October N. S. 1710 and Sealed with our Seal of
Arm's and Countersigned by our Secretary
By my Lord Subercase
Fontainne
OF THE STATE OF MAI2SrE 429
Memor^^
of what Fish the french have Catched and |)art
dryed in the boundaries of Nova Scotia Viz*
in Year 1715 Ten Thousand Quintells or thereab*?
in Year 1716 Fifteen Thousand Ditto
in Year 1717 Twenty Thousand D°
in Year 1718 Twenty ffive Thousand D"
The Boundaries of Nova Scotia is from S* Georges
River to the Eastward of Island Sable Thirty Leagues being
One hundred and ffifty Leagues and from Cape Canso to
Cape Roziers Northward Sixty Leagues ~
Letter from J. Wentworth to Gov. Shute, Sept. 22, 1718.
Portsm" Sep*^ 22, 1718
May it Please
Your Excellency
Inclosed is Express from Cap* Moody by
wliich your Excellency will See that the Indians are Very
Insolent and therse no doubt but they intended Mischif but
for tills Winter I am of Cap*^ Moodys opinion that they will
not make war this Winter but the next Summer who ever
lives to See it, we may Expect a war except your Excellency
prevent em by Sending A party into the Eastern (Country
which must be the only way to Keep them our ffriends, and
allso cover our New Settlem*^
I wrote mT Boj^dle p last Post
and advised him of Our Adjournm* to the Second of Octob'
I am extreemly well pleased that Your Excellency had
Soe Pleasant a Journey to Rhode Island.
I take leave to Subscribe my
Self
Your Excellencys
Most Obed* Humb" Servt
J : Wentworth
430 DOCTJMENTABY HISTORY
Sir/
/ The Lords Comm'"^ of his Ma** Treasury desire that
the inclosed being a Copy of a Letter from M^ Bridger the
Surveyor of the woods in North America may be layd before
the Lords Comm'^* for Trade and phxntacon's and as it
appeares thereby that the woods there are not only in danger
of being destroyed, but that his Mat? Title is brought in
Question with relaco'n to some woods discovered by the said
Bridger My Lords desire they will please to consider the
same and give their Lordp's the best Informaco'n they can
concerning the said Woods and his Ma*? right thereunto with
their Opinion what is fit to be done therein I am
Sir
Your most humble Ser^ ant
Treasury Chambers
9'!^ October 1718. W Lowndes
Mr. Popple
Boston January the 28"' 1Y19/20
Most Worthy Sir
I humbly pray you would Speake to the Lords of
Trade in my behalf that I may be one of the Commissioners
to Settle the Boundaries between french and English in these
parts, being Acquainted with all these Countreys, and to
Speake to the Several papers sent to your Honour as it lay's
in your Power.
The 8*b j;i^ of February 1719/20 his Excellency and
Council Sent me Two Queries which came from your board,
for me to Answere Concerning the French plantations in our
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 431
Neighbourhood which was Answered with the best Account
I could give.
Your Honours Most
Obed^ Serv*
Cyprian Southack
To the Honbi«
William Popple Esq""
Querie I What is the Condition of the French Settleni*? at
Cannada and Cape Breton, and how tliey may Affect
any of his Majesty's Plantations and what can be done
to prevent any hazard or Inconvenience from those
Settlem^^
Querie II We further Desire that you would Send us
the best Account you possible can gett Concerning
the French plantations in your Neighbourhood, what
is the Number of the Inhabitants and of the Militia
or what other Military force is in Each of these plan-
tations, What are the Several Commodities produced
in them and how much is the Annual Produce One
Year with Another of such Comodities What Trade
is Carried on to and from these Plantations, wliat
form of Government is Establish'd in them and what
Methods are used to Encourage and Improve the
products and tlie Trade thereof
E:) New England
LeW. from Cap*l^ Cyprian Southack {to
31^ Popple) dated the 28^^ January at
Reel' April 14^'} ) Boston 1719-20 relating to the Bound-
Read July 5H'' 1722 S aries between the French and English in
those parts, together with several Papers
upon that Subject.
432 DOCUMENT AEY HISTORY
Portsin° October 22? 1718.
Sir
- But soon after comes the Squirrell Man of War
from Boston to break up & destroy ( I may say rather the
English than ) the French Fishery at Canso, which ( after he
had been to Cape Britton ) on the 18*^ Sept^ last he began
like fury to do ; my Vessell then happened to be at Sea :
caused me to be but under poor circumstances to secure &
get away what little Fish & other Effects I had : the dis-
turbance grew so great in 2 or 3 days, that I fear'd to lodge
in my house, but left it for severall nights with all in it to
the generosity of the ( then ) theivish French & Indians, at
last on a Sabbath day I sold & was forced to weigh of my
dry Fish, & 2 or 3 days after got Freight to Cape Ann for
my Green Fish, & had got most of my things out of my
house
The 26*'* Sept^ the Fleet sail'd for Boston together
with a Brig* & Sloop, two Prizes taken from the French, the
former had a thousand Quintalls of Fish; the French Admi-
ral had his Ship given again but all his Fish & Wine &
Brandy ; about 4000 quintalls in all & considerable Wine &
Brandy all Lassoons, & he carried to Boston a Prisoner &c
Hall, Robinson & I tarry'd with six Vessells 7 days after the
Fleet, We are all bent ( with three times the Number before )
upon going another year, hourly expecting Coll" Phillips with
Forces to Garrison there. Advise me p first how this action
is approved of at home, & whether any care is like to be
taken for its Strength & Settlement, - - The French would
have had forty sail there next year, was it not for this Rout.
Nathaniel Shannon
End : ) Extract of a Letter from Nathaniel
Shannon to MX George Vaun Dated
Octob: 22'1 1718.
OF THE STATE OP MAINE 433
Extract of a Letter from Capt° Smart of his
Maj*y* Ship the Squirrel to M^ Secry Bur-
chett 2 2d Ocf: 1718.
This is to acquaint you, for Information of the Right Hon'''''
the Lords Commiss" of the AdmP^ that I carried here from
Canso on the 5^^ of October last past, and brought with me
Two French Vessels which I seized at that place for Fishing
and Trading there contrary to the 5"^" and 6^^ Articles of the
Treaty of peace and Neutrality in America Viz*^
A Brigantine called the Catherine & a Sloop called the
Abigail alias La trois Amis, both which have been condemn'd
in the Court of Admiralty, as lawfuU Prizes or Seizures and
confiscated with their Lading to his Majesty, and I, as Cap-
tor, being allowed to dispose thereof after Apprizement, and
my enacting my self according to the said Decree, have
accordingly taken possession of them not withstanding which
his Excellency Governor Sliute hath arbitrarily endeavourd
to take them from me having after the Judges Decree and
the aforesaid Enactment sent the Marshall of the Vice
Adml*y on board by Virtue of a Warrant under his Own
hand and Seal, which I repeal'd to take them out of my Pos-
session under pretence my Security is not sufficient and that
the Country must be Answerable and by that means to get a
Grant of it from his Majesty under pretexte that what Ser-
vice I have done has been by his and the Counsells Orders.
Snd : ) New England
Extract of a Letter from Cap : Smart relating
to his Seizing some French Ships at Canceo
received with Mt Bwrchetts
Lef. of 13. Feb : 1718/19
inclosed in W : 53.
New England
Nova Scotia
i: from M: Burchet of y^. 13*'' Feb'-v 1718/19
28
434 DOCTTMENTART HISTORY
inclosing y^ Extract of a Letter from y^ Cap^. of y^
Squirrel man of War relating to the Fishery, on
ye Coast of Neiv England ^ Nova Scotia
To
William Popple Es(f.
These
J Burchett
Report of John Wheelwright
Anno Regni Regis Georgy Magnse
Brittania &c Qiiinto ~
At a Great And Generall Court or Assembly of his Maj-
estys Province of the Massachusetts Bay held at Boston the
29^'^ of Oct. 1718.
The report of John Wheelwriglit Esq^ &c Appointed a
Com***" by an Order of this Court passt at the Sessions begun
And held the 28*? of May Last for Regulating the Settle-
ment of Falmouth in Casco bay is as follows ~ viz -
Pursuant To a Vote of the Great and General Assembly
of his Majestys Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New
England begun & held at Boston May 1715. Impowering
And Appointing us the subscribers to be a Com*?^ to prose-
cute the regular Settlement of the Eastern Frontiers And in
Answer to the Petition of the Proprie'"s and Settlers of the
Town of Falmouth in Casco bay in the Year 1717. & 1718.
who have made Application to us the said Com*?^ According
to the Direction of the General Court. We have Upon the
6*? day of this present Month of July taken a view of the
Said Town of Falmouth And Mature Deliberation & Con-
sideration.—
We Offer Our Report to this Hon'^^" Court as fPoUows
viz -
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 435
The dividing Bounds between Scarborough & Fahnouth
We find to be the Line from the first dividing of Spurwinck
River ; from thence to run into the Countrey Eight Miles
North West And from the Said Branches as the River runs
into the Sea And the Easterly Bounds of Falmouth to Extend
to Certain Islands known by the name of the Clap Board
Islands from a red Oak Tree Upon the Main Over Against
said Islands Marked F, on the South side and So South East
over a white rock into the Sea & from said Tree Eight Miles
into the Countrey : And According to the best of Our Judg-
ments We have determined the Spot whereon the Antient
Town of Falmouth Stood &a Fort was formerly Built by
Order of the Governm* And where there are Already Settled
above Twenty Familys in a Compact defensible Manner to
be a very Agreable place for the Settlement of a Town being
bordering Upon a fine Navigable River Guarded from the
Sea by Adjacent Islands most Commodious for the Fishery
And is Accommodated with Several Large Streams for Mills
as well as a Large Quantity of good Land for the Encourag-
ment of Husbandry, And We are of Opinion there is a fair
prospect of its being in a Little time a Flourishing Town ;
And in Order to the Enabling them to a Methodical proceed-
ing in their Affairs We are of Opinion that it is Absolutely
Necessary that they be Invested with power to act as a Town
as Soon as may be with Convenience: We have Also Left
Our Advice with them with respect to the Laying out their
Streets & High Ways as Also for the placeing their ]\Ieeting
House after the Most Commodious Manner for the Bennefit
of the Town in General-
Sign'^ John Wheelwright, Abraham Prebble, John Leigh-
ton, Lewis Bane, Joseph Hill.
In the House of Represent. Novem*" IL 1718.
Read and Ordered that the report on the Other Side be
Accepted And that the Bounds of the Town of Falmouth be
436 DOCUMENTABY HISTOBY
Continued confirmed & ratified as in the said report is Sett
forth And the Inhabitants of the said Town that Now are &
hereafter shall be from Time to Time be Invested with the
same powers and Authorities to Act Manage direct And
Order the Affairs of the said Township as Other Towns are
provided that this Order shall m No Measure prejudice and
Infringe any Just right or Title that any persons have to
lands there And that Fifty Familys at the Least more than
now are be Admitted as soon as may be & Settled in the
most Compact & Defensible Manner that the Land will
Allow off -
In Council Read & Concurd: ~
Consented to Samuel Shute
A True Copy
Examined g J Willard Secry
To the Rio:ht Hoiioble the Lords Comiss"
of Trade & plantions
My Lords
In Obedience to yo^ Lordships Comands I have
perused & considered of the severall papers relateing to the
memoriall of John Bridger Esq^ Surveyor Generall of his
Maj*!^^ Woods in America And I doe find That the Title
which Mr. Elisha Cook doth by his Memoriall claim to be in
the province of Massachusetts bay in Opposition to the Right
of his Maj"« to all Trees fitt for Masts of the Diameter of 24
Inches & upwards at twelve Inches from the Ground Grow-
ing within the province of Main m America is founded upon
a Supposed purchase of the said province of Main by the
province of the Massachusetts Bay of & from the Assignees
OF THE STATE OF INIAINE 437
of S! Ferdinando Gorges the person to whom the said Prov-
ince was Originally Granted from the Crown
I must beg leave to observe to yo^ Lordpps that King
Charles the First Did Incorporate the Assignees of the Pat-
ent which King James the First did in the Eighteen*'' Year
of his Reign Grant to the Councell Established at Plymouth
in the County of Devon by the Name of the Governour &
Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England By
w*'?' Charter The said King did Grant unto the said Corpora-
tion power to have take Possess acquire & purchase any
Lands Tenements or Hereditam^? or any Goods or Chattells
& the same to Lease Grant Demise alien Bargain Sell & Dis-
pose of as other our Liege people of this our Realm of Eng-
land or other Corporation or Body politick of the same may
Lawfully doe.
In the 15*? year of King Charles the First the Province
of M&in was Granted to S^ Ferdinando Gorges His Heirs &
Ass! Which province did descend Unto Ferdinando Gorges'
Son & Heir of John Gorges who was Son & Heir of the said
S^ Ferdinando Gorges which Ferdinando Gorges did in
the Year 1677 In Consideration of the Sume of 1250£ Give
& Grant All his Right & Title in & to the said Province
unto John Usher of Boston Merchant his Heirs & Ass? But
whether it was by way of Absolute Sale or Way of Mortgage
doth not appear And the said John Usher did afterward in
the Year 1678 Convey the same unto the said Corporation
as appears by the Printed Journall of the House of Rep^'sent-
atives of that Province which was sent to me by M^ Dummer
their Agent It may my Lords be made a Question in Law
whether that Corporation which was created by King Charles
the First could Legally purchase the said Province of ]\Iain
Inasmuch as the Clause of License does goe noe further then
that they might purchase Lands &c as any other Corporation
or Body politick in Engl might Lawfully doe and I take it
438 DOCUIVIENTARY HISTORY
to be Clear Law that no Corporation whatsoever in England
can purchase any Lands which shall Inure to themselves
unless an Express License for that purpose be inserted in
their Charter of Incorporation or otherwise. YoT Lordp]ps
will be pleased to observe that this Corporation is by the
Charter only Subjected to the same Laws as the Corporations
in England are and that there is no Licence to purchase
Lands Granted to them by Express Words I need not observe
to your Lordpps that nothing but Express Words is in Law
Sufficient to take away the Kings p'^rogative But Indeed I
should not have made Use of any Argum* of this Nature did
I not think the Maintaining the Roy all prerogative in Rela-
tion to the Navall Stores in America of the Utmost Conse-
quence to the Kingdome And that therefore any advantage
in point of Law ought to be taken w^? does not Injure any
Private Persons
But admitting that Corporation was fully enabled to
purchase Lands yet that Corporation is now Extinguished
for the patent 4? caroli primi was in the Year 1684 Reversed
in Chancery by a Judgm! upon a Scir Fac and Consequently
the Province which was Granted to that Corporation & all
Lands purchased by that Corporation were Revested in the
Crown and therefore the Inhabit** of New-England can be no
otherwise Entituled unto the province of Main then by some
New Title which must have accrued unto them Subsequent
to their Incorporation by King William w''^ it is Impossible
ever should have been since there is no Licence granted unto
them to purchase Lands in or by their Last Charter : Their
Last Charter was granted by the late King William in the
third year of his Reign In which Charter It is observable
that there is not a Variation in the Name of Incorporation
but in the thing itself. And so far is the old Corporation
from being revived that by this Charter they are not so much
as Erected into a Corporation or Body Pohtick so as to be
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 439
able to Sue or be Sued &c but the very Termes of the Char-
ter are that the King does Erect and Incorporate the Severall
Countries menconed in the Patent into one Reall Province
by the Name of our province of the Massachusetts Bay in
New England.
It is plain to a Demonstration that King William did at
the time of Granting this Patent Consider All the Countries
therein named and particularly the province of Main as
vested in himself in the Right of his Crown and therefore he
does Unite & Incorporate all those Countries which were
before Severall & Distinct into one Real province & does
then Grant all the Lands Included m that Province unto the
Inhabit** of the province of the Massachusetts Bay in
w^?' Denomination & Grant the Inhabitants of the Province
of Main &c are as much Included & Concerned as Grantees
as the Inhabitants of that part of the Countrey which was
Originally & Singly Known by the Name of the Massachu-
setts Bay All these Provinces therefore are now to be Con-
sidered as one neither is it Possible that one part of the
Province should be the Private Property of Another.
It is true that the King does Grant a Power unto the
General Assembly of the said Province to make Grants of
Lands Uncultivated lying within the Bounds described in &
by the Charter But that Grant does no ways Extend to one
Part of the Province more than Another But is equall to
them all And is therefore Subject to the Last Clause in the
Charter by w^?* all Trees of the Before menconed Size are
Reserved to the Crown and Consequently the Generall-
Assembly of that province cannot make any Grant of Lands
to private Persons without their being Subject to that Clause
of Reservation The Act of Parliament Nono Anna? page 387
Extends no further then the Reservation in the Charter does
only that Prerogative w*-'?^ before Subsisted Singly on the
Charter is now Confirmed & Established by Authority of
440 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
parliament And therefore upon the whole Matter I am of
opmion that the King is Legally Entituled to all Trees
of the p'scribed Size Growing in the Province of the Massa-
chusetts Bay as it is prescribed & bounded in the Charter of
King William & particularly in the Province of Main Except-
ing only those Trees Scituated in Lands w''.^ were Legally
Granted to private persons before the Charter 4? Caroli
primi was reversed: All w*^?^ I humbly Certifye to yo''
Lordpps and I am my Lords
Yo'^ Lordpps
most Obedient & most Humble Serv*
Richd West
12« Nov-^ 1718.
End : ) Neiv England
Report from MZ West — - — concerning
Woods in Province of Main — America —
12. Nov: 1718. R. W.
London Nov' 29*^ 1718
Right Hon^'^
The enclosed I have extracted from a Letter
I received this day from New England. I thought it my
duty to inform of it as assoon as possible and therefore take
this way to convey it to YT Ex'^^
I was at Canso ten or twelve miles to the Westward
of Cape Brittoon in Aug' last, and then all things was peace-
able & quiet, the French and English fishing with all friend-
ship and love, and the Indians tho numerous very ready to
do all friendly Ofiices, but I fear they are now exasperated.
I shall wait on your Ex"^ at the Secretary of State's Office
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 441
on Munday next, and am with all humble and dutifull
regards
Right Hon"«
Your most Obedient
humble Servant
Geo: Vaughan
M. Secry Craggs.
End : ) Copy of a Letter from MC George Vavghan to M.
Secry Craggs. Dated
London Nov"! 29*" 1718.
Whitehall. Dec-^ 9^^ 1718
My Lords
Having received from MF George Vaughan a
Letter relating to the Fishery in New-England, together
with the Extract of a Letter from Nathaniell Shannon upon
that Subject, I am Commanded to Transmit the Inclosed
Copies thereof to Your Lo^^ that you may Consider what is
proper to be done there upon.
I am
My Lords
Your ho^*
Most humble Servant
J Craggs.
L'^« Com" of Trade.
Mfid : ) Neiv England
Lr from Mr Sec^'v Craggs of 9th Instant inclosing a
Copy of a Lr from M^ Vaughan relating to y^ Fish-
ery in Neiv England, together with the Extract of
another from Nath : Shannon upon that Subject.
Rec"^ Bee 10 1718.
Read 10*" Feh^v 1718/9
442 DOCUMBNTAKY HISTORY
Letter from Capt John dyles to Gov. Shute, Dee. W, 1718.
fort George Dec^-^ 20: 1718
May it Pleas your Excy
I had an accomp* the 8'^ g A Pryvet informar who s**
about 20 Days Past that a Letar Came to Narangawock from
M"^ Vodrel Governar of Canaday by 2 yong Indians to y®
fryar to Read to y^ Indians, & s'^ My cheldren I Reioyce that
you ar in the Land of y^ Liveing I had a Letar from Albeny
y* you weare betrayed & Destroied by the English, I advise
you to hendar thier settling Your Lands I am informd thier
ar many Settling,
the Indians answer father Vodrell we ar well & ar not
afraid of the English hui'ing Vs, & we are not Eble to hendar
thir settling they ar many in number, and so ar you thierfore
hender your Eqels for your Kin^.^ ar Brother! & talk frely
thier fore Desiear him to order them not to Settle our Lands,
& you will oblige Vs in hendering them though we Did tel
y® English to Com half ways from Sacatohock to naranga-
wack,
g John Gyles Entarpretr
May it Pleas your Excy
Sr I have had an accomp^ of Many sendin^* from & to a sort
of Indian* to y* westward of Albeny & so Round to Canaday
but Don't find they have Brought Eany thing to Pass, Our
Indians hear seem to be Very frindly & all to their hunting
& fishing as formerly, I have a Constant accomp' of thier
Proceding?
I am your Excellancy? Most
Redy & fatyfull servant to Com-
mand
Praying y® Continuance
of your Excy* faver
John Gyles
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 443
I expect those 2 bearskins in few days
& I shall send em by y*^ furst after they
Com to my hand.
[ Superscribed ]
One his Maj*^* Service
To his Excellancy Sam" Shute Esq
Cap*° General and Governar in
Chieff of his Maj^^' Province
Massachusetts Bay
Letter from Major Joseph Hammond to Grov. Shute
Jany. IS, 1719
Kittery Jan^ 13"> 1719
May it Please yo' ExY
On Saboth day night last a Man Came to me from Berwick
& Inform^ me that Some Indians had drove Awa}^ a Cow
from him & that on y^ Same Day had Quarrelled with &
Insulted y^ people there / upon which M' ffrost & my Selfe
Early on monday last went to Berwick & in order to Inquire
into y® premisses Sumoned Such Evidences as were likely to
Inform us. & we find by those Evidences About five or Six
in NumbT on Wednesday y^ Q^^ Insta* Came to y*" house of
One Joseph Hart a Sober man who gave them bread & Some
bear & they went from him & in a short time return!*
Againe Some of them Went into y* house & Some Stayed
with him in the Shop those in y« house by their Insolent
behavio^ frighted his wife So that he was Obliged to go in &
desire them to go out of y® house and Warm themselves in
his Shop but they being Angry one of them took hold of s**
Hart by the Shoulder &; he went out of y^ house with them.
One of y* Indians threw of his Blanket & drew out his
hatchet «& Came Violently at s'* Hart who retired back into
444 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
his house y^ Indian Came to y® Window Calling him Dogg
& bid him Come out which he did & Closeing with y^ Indian
took his hatchet from him upon which Another Indian Came
behind him & laid hold on his hair but he being a Strong
man cleared himself e of them & with a Stick defended him-
selfe & they left him / After which on y** Same day in Sight
of Severall Credible people they pursued a lad with a hatchet
lifted up / Some Teams being y^ Same day Coming out of
y« Woods Saw y'' Indians in their way One of them Lay
down in y" Way Two more Set by him & one Stood up & So
Stop^ y** Teams / the fforemost man desired them to Move
& let him pass which they Angrily denied. The Second
man that Came up was M' John Shapleigh A p'"sou of very
good Credit & reputation who Also desired y® Indians to
Move pointing with his Stick to y** Indian that lay in y^ way
bid y® Others take him out of y" way upon which y** s'*
Indian rose up & laid hold of M^ Shapleighs Stick & Strugled
with him Sometime. An other Indian Comeing behind M""
Shapleigh & with Some Instrum* in his hand Cut his Nose
So that y** blood Issued Very much the other man Seing y^
blood he with his Stick Struck y'' Indian on y^ head & y*
Indian Turn? upon him & So the Two Englishmen & four
Indians had a Considerable Combate but y^ Two men with
their Sticks Defended themselves & y^ Indians left them /
the Oxen being frighted with y*" Strugle one of them broke
his legg to y^ great Dainage of y^ Owner./ The Same Indians
afterwards Came to y^ house of One Tompson towards y^
Evening of s*^ day the man being from home.
One of them went into y*" house & Asked for victuals
which y® Woman of y** house was providing but hearing a
noyes without went to y" door & Saw three Indians one of
them threw his hatchet at a goose, & Cutt her the woman
desired them to forbear the Indian took up his hatchet &
Come to her lifting it over her head but y^ blow was
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 445
prevented by Another Indian Takeing hold of his Arm. The
woman being affrighted Cryed out & Some Neighbours Came
& So y® Indians went of & Drove Away a Cow of s'^ Tomp-
sons with them which they have kil^ &; Eaten part of y^ Cow
being found —
We have Well Inform^ our Selves of this matter by Cred-
ible Witnesses upon Oath./ These Insults makes y® people
of that town Very uneasie and if any more such Affronts be
Offered I fear the people will in their passion take Satisfac-
tion on ye offenders./ We used all possible Care & dilligence
to Inform ourselves whether those Indians were drunk but
Cannot find they were So / or that they had Any Strong
drink of Any of y® people
We sent for Two Indians which were in Town but They
Denied their knowledge of those Actions Yet we have reason
to think they were partners in Eating y^ Cow./ We told
that we Came to Enquire into y^ reasons of this Quarrell &
that we should Inform yo'' Excell'^y thereof & that yo'' Ex'^y
would be very Angery if y^ man were not Quickly paid for
his Cow. They promissed to Enquire out those Indians &
perhaps v^hen they Catch beaver they Say y® man will be
paid ~
Thus I have given yo*" Ex^^ a particular & Just Acco* of
y® Whole Action./ And am
Yo"^ Ex«y« Most Obed* Humble Serv*
Jos. Haniond
[ Superscribed ]
To His Excellency
Samuel Shute Esq'
Govern'' & Coniand'^ in
Chief of y^ Province
of y® Massachusets
Bay &c
At Boston
446 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Letter from Joseph Heath ^ John Minot to Crov. Shute^
May P^ 1719.
Merrymeeting Bay May 1** 1Y19
May it Please your Excelenc
Persuant to your direcktions we imbraced the first
Opportunity of going to Norigwalk, and delivered your Let-
ters, and the message according to your instrucktions given
us, Upon reading your letter to the Jesuit, his answers were
as follows viz* That rum was the greatest reason of all the
disturbances in the plantations —
That when the Indians treated with the Govern'^ at Arow-
sick they did not permit any settlements above Arowsick
mills. That the Indian Tribes from Canada wrote to the Ken-
nibeck indians that in giving away their lands, they kild
themselves and them to, and that they were Obliged to
assist them in case of any injustice done them by the English
in setling uppon their lands, they claiming an equall right
with them to this river; That he reciv* a Letter from the
GovT of Canada wherein he writes him that the King of
ffrance has given him instrucktions that in case the English
does the indians any injustice he must proteckt & assist them,
and the Jesuit sayes he sent a Letter to your Excelenc : of
the same nature at the treaty at Arowsick ; These things he
told us he would write to your Excel : we think it propper
notwithstanding to insert them, that your Excel may com-
paire y™ with his Letter which is here inclos'd.
The Indians answer to your Letter were these viz*
That those that disturbe the English they look not on
them as their Bretheren, That those indians that are com-
plaind of, are prayerless, that they did not come amongst
them ; and they lookt upon them no better than Robbers,
they thank your Excel : for your freindly advise, of their
peoples ill carrage towards the English and your resolutions
not to hurt those that Are orderly by the souldiers now sent
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 447
out, That if any thing grevious was offer'd them by the Eng-
lish they would come and acquaint your Excel, with it, they
say they would not have your Excel : beleive the report of
any ill persons either English or Indians which tends to the
breaking of the freindship betwene us, which they desire to
Continue. After the Jessuit had talkt with us as before
inserted in the name of the indians / as he said / We told
the principall indians thereof who said the Jesuit told us
wrong Storeys and calling a councell declair'd they did not
consent to what the Jessuit said, and that he spooke his mind,
and not theirs, and that they did not imploy him to write any
Letter for them and y* if he sent any Letters at any time
they desire your Excel : would receive them as his Letters
and not theirs : Its our humble Oppinnion that the fryer is
an Incendary of mischeif amongst these Indians and that were
it not for his pernicious suggestions your Excelency would
not meet with any trouble from them We are
Yo"" Excelencys most Dutifull
Humble and Obedient Serv*^
Joseph Heath
John Minot
We finde Abombazen very inclinable
to accept of your Excel favour he is
therefore the bearer of this Letter, having
Aso Authority from the Indians to represent
their Towne ^
We have remarkt the Countrey Cituation of "1
Towne River and carrying places /
Your Excel : ut supra
Jn° Minot
Joseph Heath
448 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Lewis Bane to Grov. Samuel Shute.
From famoth In
Casco Bay Jun y* 20**'
1719
May itt Please Your Excelency this morning came an
Indian to me Stark naked whose name woss Prosaway and
told me Y* he and thre Indians more went on board a Brig-
inteen Rideing In Casco Bay and bought thre Gallons of
Rhum of y® Master of y" Briginteen and went on board of
y®"^ Cannou and went to Go with itt to Pejiepscut and In
there Cannou Gott Drunk and over Sett y^ Cunneu and y®
Other thre where Drown'd./
May itt please your Excelency I have Gin out a Ritt to y®
Sherif for to take y® man for Selling of Drink to y* Indians
but he Keeps on Board y' y*^ Sherif cant come att him S'' I
Keep y'' Indian with me till I can Speak with Som other of
y® Indians to Lett y^™ know your Excelency for their Safety
wont Lett the English Sell Drink to y®"" to prove y^"" Ruing.
May itt Please Your Excellency y® Vessels y* come to y^*
Bay have Don a Great Deal of Damage by Selling Drink to
y^ Indians. I thought itt my Duty to Give Your Excellency
an account of Y'* matter, for itt will make a Stir amongst Y®
Indians Butt itt would have been a Greator if they had all
bin Drownd an Non left to have told whott Became of y"™
The Briginteen belongs to Salem And Y® Captains name y*
Sold y® Rhum to y® Indians is Robert Peat./ This is w*^^ my
Duty to Your Excelency and Remain Your humble Servant
to Command Lewis Bane
I pray your Excelencys Answer for to know what I shall Do
In This matter for I can prove it by English men —
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 449
Letter from Edw : Hutchinson to Grov. Shute.
Sept. 7, 1719.
George Town Monday Sep* T*'^, 1719
S'' On Satterday last ColP: Winthrop & I going up this
River we meet with an Indian who said he was Son to Ter-
ramugus he inquired for me & gave me a Letter for yo""
Excellency, which Letter I have here inclosed, We had no
body with us could speak Indian, so we understood but little
from him, only that the Letter was written by the minister at
Narigawak & that the Indians understood it — They seem
dissatisfied that people should settle in a body, & have given
threatning language to a Tennant of Coll° Winthrops at Swan
Island & about a week ago Two Indians whome he had im-
ployed to bring up some things for him, after they had deliv-
er'd them drove away one of his oxen & Kill'd it, which so
discourages the people they dont think themselves safe with-
out some force to cover them for the present. If your Excel-
lency with the Councill has ordered Cap* Beane with his men
to be at the Mouth of Kenebeck River, it is thought here is
no place can be more servisable to keep the Indians in Awe.
I am
Yo' Excellencies
Most Humi« & Obedi* Serv*
Edw: Hutchinson
His Excellency
Samuel Shute Esq,
Extracts from Letter of Jeremiah Lummer, Agent in England
to Josiah Willard^ Secretary., Sept. 9, 1719.
"There has bin nothing further done upon the Petition
for our Eastern Lands since my last. The Lords of the
Council expect your Answer to the proposition they have
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450 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
made you, viz* that if you will consent to resign y® Jurisdic-
tion of the Tract of Land between Kenebeck and Penobscot,
that then the Crown will confirm to the Province the prop-
erty of the Soil. I see no prospect at present of getting it
made part of the Massachusetts Government, I mean by any
express declaration of the Crown, Soe deep are the prejudices,
which men in power here have taken against our Charter. And
I am sorry to say they have bin from time to time confirm'd
herein by people of our own Country, who come over here to
get places, & having no Interest take this method of recom-
mending themselves to complement the Crown at the Ex-
pence of their Country. It is an invidious Task to mention
names on such occasions as these, but as I have not hitherto
bin timerous or reserv'd in the discharge of my Duty, so
neither will I now.
I think I need not name Col? Vaughan
in this list, having long since transmitted to you his famous
Memorial, besides that he makes no Secret of his principles,
but openly declares his Opinion that we are not Subject
enough to the Crown, and that we ought to pay a Yearly
revenue to the mother Kingdom. M'" Usher never comes to
any of the Offices of State, but he continually inculcates as
the Principal thing he has to say, that the people of the Mas-
sachusetts are all Enemies to Crown Government, which
phrase he appears very fond of as well as of the thing. He
tells every body that the reason of their refusing to pay him
his due is because it was a Debt contracted under a Crown
Government. And in his petition for his Arrears, which I
shall speak to afterwards, He ascribes the Revolution made
in S"" Edmund Andros his time to the people's being weary
of Governm* where by he seems to think there can be no
Government unless it be despotick."
"Coll" Bladen went out of Town this morning for the
Court of France to get French Commissaryes appointed, and
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 451
to adjust preliminaries for running the lines not only between
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, between the River of Canada
and the back side of New England and New York. When
the Government first thought of fixing these Boundarys, they
desir'd my Sentiments upon it in writing, which I immedi-
ately drew up, and therein set forth the late trespasses of
the French at Petty Canso, and in the same writing deliver'd
it as my opinion, that the whole Setlement of Canada is an
encroachment on the rights of the Crown, and therefore hop't
there "would be no advantage allow'd them in this treaty, but
that the Borders of the River of Canada should be made the
French bounds.
It is propos'd that when the limits are fix't, the Popish
Priests shall be forbid under a strict penalty to pass over
them into the English Territoryes on any pretence whatso-
ever, So that I hope we shall be made easy in that point. I
have also taken care to get it made a part of Col? Bladen'^
instructions to procure an Order from the Regent of France
to the Governor of Canada for the releasing all our poor Cap-
tives that remain in the hands of the Indians And I hope in
a little time to give you a good Account of the Success of
his Commission as to that particular."
" I am with great esteem
and respect
S"" your most Obed* Serv*
Jer : Dummer "
" Lond°
9^^ Sepf^lTlO"
Evidences referring to Saml Martin s Land.
Evidences refering to Sam^ IMartin's Land to the Eastward
Rec<^ on Record Feb^ 21«* 1720/21
The Deposition of George Pearce of the Age of Fifty
452 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
five Years Testifieth & Saith that about three Years ago in
y® Year 1717, I was present when my two brothers Richard
& John Pearce and my Self with Francis Fullfood & Eliza-
beth Martin y^ Children my Sister Elizabeth Fulfood did
Settle our Fathers Estate at Misconcus to the Eastward and
then my said brother Richard Pearce did Declare and own
that he had no right Title or Interest to an Island Called
Hogg Island lying in iSIisconcus River against Misconcus
Harbour but the said Hogg Island was the right & Estate
of his brother John Pearce and EHzabeth Fullford his sister
and their heirs and that my said brother Richard Pearce for
himself & his heirs Executors & Administrators did Dis-
claime and Disowne any right Title or Interest to said Hogg
Island was given by John Summerset a Sagamore of y^ Indians
to his brother John & his said Sister Elizabeth them & their
heirs forever and that his father did take possession of said
Hogg Island for his said two ('hildren their heirs and Assigns
forever and further I Testify and Declare that I also the
Depouant Reenounce all right Title and Intrest to said Hogg
Island & that said Hogg Island was not Inventoried as any
Part of my Father Estate but was Left as the Estate of my
brother John Pearce and y^ Children of my Sister Elizabeth
Fullford
his mark
George ^ Pearce
Essex ss The above named George Pearce personally
Appeared before us two of His Majestys Justices of y^
Peace Quoram Unus and he made Oath to the truth of his
above written Deposition in perpetuam Rei moriam Dated
at Marblehead y« 7"^ Day of February 1720/21
Nathaniel Norden
Azor Gale
Exam'^
The Deposition of John Pearce of the Age of Sixty eight
1
OF THE STATE OF MAESTE 453
years or Thereabouts Testifieth & Saith to my Certain Knowl-
edge that the Island Commonly know and called Hogg Island
lying in Misconcus River lying against Misconcus Harbour
lying to the Northward of the Lands of Pemmaquid to the
Eastward, Formerly under the Government of New York
was wholly and Absolutely given and bequeathed to me the
Deponant and to my Sister Elizabeth Pearce alias Elizabeth
Fullfood who married Richard Fullfood late of Misconcus
Dec'^ by John Summersett one of the Sagamores of the
Indians then Living in these Parts to me the said John
Pearce and to my said Sister Elizabeth to us our Heirs
Executors Administrators & Assigns forever And that my
Father Richard Pearce then Liveing but now Dec'' did take
Possession of said Hogg Island for us his said (Children and
in our names as our own proper Estate of Inheritance forever
to us our Heirs and Assigns to enjoy and possess the same
and that our said Father Richard Pearce in his Lifetime
always declared and reserved said Hogg Island for us his
said two Children and their Heirs and that the said Hogg
Island was not Inventoried as any Part of his Estate and I
Further Testify & Declare that about three years ago when
my brother Richard Pearce George Pearce Francis Fullfood
and Elizabeth Martin y^ Children of my said Sister Elizabeth
and my Self did Settle the Estate of our said Father he the
said Richard Pearce my brother did then declare and own
that he had no Intrest or part in said Hogg Island and that
he knew that said Hogg Island was given by said John Sum-
mersett Sagamore to us the said Brother as the proper Estate
of inheritance and I further Declare & Testify that I the
Deponant since our said Division of our said Fatliers Estate
have taken possession of the Southermost part of said Hogg
Island being the one half or Moiety of said Island as my
proper Estate and have left y* Northermost half of said Hogg
454 DOCUMENTAKY HISTORY
Island for my said Sisters Children as their proper Estate of
Inheritance
bis mark
Lattimore Watters Norden Pedrick John 0 Pearce
Essex ss The above named John Pearce personally
Appeared before us two of his Majestys Justices of the
Peace Quorum Unus and he made Oath to the truth of his
above written Deposition in perpetuam Rei memoriam.
Dated at Marblehead y« 7"' Day of February 1720/21
Nath" Norden
Azor Gale
The Deposition of Morrice Champney of the age of Sev-
enty nine Years Testifieth and Saith That I knew Richard
Fullfood & wife y« Parents of Elizabeth Martin the Wife of
Samuel Martin now of Marblehead in the County of Essex
Fisherman or Shoreman and of Francis Fullfood of Marble-
head aforesaid Fisherman her brother and the said Richard
Fullfood and his wife Lived on a place called Round Pound
fronting against Misconcus Island to the Eastward above
fifty years agoe and that he had a house on said Land how
much Land he had 1 know not and I and Richard Pearce
now Liveing in Marblehead moued on y^ meadow Land Sev-
eral years for said Richard Fullford and that the said Richard
Fullford and his wife and family Lived on said Land of
Round Pound many Years together till y^ Indian Enemy
drove them from thence
Letter from John Wlieelwright ^ others to Cfov. Shute.
Aug. 10, 1720
York Aug"* lO**^ 1720
May it please Yo"^ Ex-^y ~
The repeated rumours we have had of y* Insolency of y*
Indians Amongst y^ Inhabitants of in the Eastern Setlem*?
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 455
have put y® people through this County in fear So that Some
part of Town have Left their habitations./ We have for our
better Information Sent an Express Eastward As far as ffal-
mouth and have Obtain*^ the Information which we herewith
Send from Cap^P Moodey and Cap^P Gray &c./~
We are thereby Well Assured that y^ Indians have a
Design to make a Warr upon us or at Least to Drive of y**
Inhabitants & make themselves Masters of that Country -
What Confirms us in our Oppinion is that y^ Indians
have been lately & Are Now Lurking About y® Out habita-
tions of York Kittery Wells and Berwick in y*^ Night time
& Are not Willing to be discovered./ We have A late
Acco* from Cap^" Preble & Cap*^" Harmon who Arived here
this morning from Arowsick and have lately Spoken with
Some of the principle Indians. And by their Discourse Seem
Very Inclineable to make a Warr — Cap*" Preble & Cap*"
Harmon will Wait on yo'' Ex*'^ and will Inform more fully -
We do therefore Humbly pray that yo"" Ex'^.y will be
pleased So far to Consider our present Circumstances that
those remote Setlem*^? may be covered. And that yo' Ex^^
would be pleased to Order y® Inhabitants through this County
to be in Some posture of Defence by Erecting Garrisons or
places of refuge and Seting up Watches &c as Need requires
We are Yo"" Ex*'?" Most Obed' Humble Serv**
John Wheelwright Joseph Moulton
Jos: Hamond Jos: Curtis
Lewis Bane Jn° Storer
Abra"" Preble William Leighton
Elisha Plaisted Georg frinck
Wra Pepperrell Jun^ Nathan Bartlet
Nichola Shaplegh Jonathan Bean
Samvl Come Caleb Preble
Elihu Gunnison John Kye
456 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Letter from Capt John Gyles to Gov. Shute,
Aug. 10, 1720.
May it Pleas Your Ex^^
the bearer hereof A bombazen being Very Desirous to Go to
Boston to w* one your Excy & the Honorable Councell,
haveing sumthing to Say & he haveing the Approbation of
thier Chiefs of narangavvock in Going Accasioned my Give-
ing him a Pass.
I thinke him to be as onnes* a fellow as hany of em, if it
might Pleas to shew him sum small kindness it may be
Sarvicable,
I find nothing New amongst them they ar Generl}^ to thier
fishing & foiling a Long y® see shoar as auther years to such
tim thier Corn is hettable,
Sum Leatly from Canaday say they wear Casioned to be
Carefull of y^ English y* they wear not insneard & trapand,
& y* send Powdar a Present to y® Panobcut tribe,
We had of Leat sumthing of a misundarstanding a
Casiond by one Tho^ thorn in selling y® Indians Rum I was
a bliged to send to Justies Penhallow & y^ Indians sufficiatly
Proved y*' s'^ thorn to be gulty & it was Ordred y* all y® things
y* wear treaded w*^ or Pand for Rum to be Returnd to y®
Indians, & if Eany Proved Gulty for y® futar should have y*
same Justies or sent to a Cor* I hope such meathods will Put
a stop to Lickring in sum measure or hope sum betar meathod
will be found, or auther ways the inhabitants will be Vndar
a Darke Cloude one y* accompt this is y^ same thorn y* was
convinced in y** spring and Cap*° Moody ordred his Rum to
be moved which he Did not Do,
fort George Au«' 10 : 1720
I am
Your Excellencys
Most Dutyfull sarvant
John Gyles
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 457
one Cap*" Jn*" an Indian Related to
Bomazeen Prayed me to mention his
Great Respext to your Excy & y*
Coimcell
he was a Gret Roge much Emproved
by y® french, of Late he meeting
w*^ sum Disgust turns him this "vvaye,
I Pray Pardon in trobling w"* these mean Lins
Bomazen is Very Desiars of Liv" Bean
a fitt Entarpretar his Company if ms
he is a Phiin Onest fellow & Redy
sarvice
Letter from J. Wentivorth to Crov. Shute,
Aug. 17, 1720.
Portsm" Aug° 17"' 1720
May it please Your
Excellency
This Morning came The Bearer ColP
Aborabazeen w"' Another Indian who bro* letters from the
East, I finde by a letter from Cap* Gi'^^y that the Indians
have killed an ox and about Twenty Swine, The people are
all in Garrison and frighted Very much ; The people have
lost a great deal of there corn, and many Families are come
Away, So that the dammage of this Time disturbance, is not
less than a Thousand pounds Dammage to the two Provinces,
we had much better be at War then be thus treeted, therfore
I hope Your Excelleny will contrive way to prevent any
more Such Insults, I am still of my former opinion Viz* that
Two hundred Men allwayes kept in that Country would soon
Settle it, And Noething will do it but a Nunib"", of Men ) that
458 DOCUMENTABY HISTORY
Letter from RicM Waldron to L^ Grov. Dummer ^ Council,
Aug. 25^^" 1720
Gent"
This goes by an Express, to represent unto You
the Malancholly State of the eastern parts, who bemg so fre-
quently alarm'd by the repeated insults of the Indians, are
all entering into garrison even from Arowsick unto Newchaw-
anock by by which means several of their cornfields are
destroyed, by the swine, and others Through fear are draw-
ing of their Cattle in great numbers, insomuch That unless
they are Speedily covered, The new Settlements will be
totally overthrown.
Att first we gave little or no Creditt to y* Common
rumours concluding They sprung from y^ Effects of Some
drunken frolick but are now confirmed in our beleif that They
resolve a Suddain rupture upon which we have ordered our
own frontiers To draw in & keep Scouts in constant motion
at the heads of our Towns
The Substances of our Informations are contained in the
inclosed evidence & affidavitts which we Conceive may be a
motive To the Goverm* To Cover their frontiers in y® County
of York & if so we Shall be heartyly glad to Joyn our Quota
By ord'' of His Excellency The
GoV^ & Councill 3
Rich<» Waldron Cler Con
Portsm° Aug"* 25**' 1720
To The Hon^>« L* Gov' Dummer
& The Coufl
.s-
I
I'
OF THE STATE OP MAHSTE 459
will Incourage those Setlements that are their and and bring
more to them, I beleive The Indians intended Mischif but
being discovered they will let it fall at gsent. The Jesuit
Tells them There is actually A war Proclamed betwen Eng-
land and France, and I beleive these Indians that appeer in
are cheifly Canada Indians
I hope to have the Honour of Kissing Your hand at
Hampton on Fryday until when shall suspend saying any
more
I am Your Excellenyes
Most Obed* humb^^ Serv^
J : Wentworth.
Letter from J. Wentworth, Aug. 17, 1720.
Province of
N Hampshire
The bearer hereof are A Bombazeen and Another
Indian goeing w*** a Message to The Govern"^, which I would
faine have him deliver before His Excellency leaves the Town
That So he may advise thereon before he comes Away.
I have ordred them Horses to Merrimack for
there better dispach and and desier you will forward them
with Horses to Boston for the reason above given.
I finde they have ben advised by The ffrench that
there is Awar proclamed between the English and ffrench,
allso that we intended to Send five hundred Men into East-
ern Country to destroy all y® Indians there. I hope all will
blow over )
I am S' You^ Most Humb Ser^
Aug" IT^** 1720: J Wentworth.
460 DOCFMENTARY HISTORY
Letter from J. Adams to Hon. Paul Dudley., JEsq.,
Sept. 22, 1720
Annapolis Royal l""' 22*^ 1720
Honourable
The News we have here from Boston that the
Indians are up in Arms and that the Goverment has thought
fit to Arm Some hundreds of men to guard the frontiers and
that Your Honour with some others is appointed to treat with
the Indians before it comes to Blows, I thought it proper to
give you the following account how the Indians were incited
to break the peace they So Solemnly made with your late
Most Excellent ffather Governour Dudley of Pious Memory
at Casco as it was related to me by Mons' Jaque Gourdan,
who was ( as he says ) at the Council in this place when it
was Contrive'd
When Mons'' De Vaudrielle Govern"^ of Canada and
Mons^" de Brouillan the Govern"" of this place understood the
Indians were inclm'd to make peace with the English m New
England they by themselves and thier agents the priests and
traders among them Used all thier divillish poUicy to hinder
it by gswations, Menaces, and traducing the English to them
by forgmg the Most abominable falshoods against them that
could be invented on purpose to imprint and root in them an
irreconcilable hatred against the English yet notwithstanding
the Indians were tired of the long war and were resolved
they would conclude a peace which they did with His Excel-
lency Govern"" Dudley att Casco Bay where the English and
Indians raised two heaps of Stones which they calld the two
Brothers.
About that time a french Privateer had taken a prize
on the Coast of New England richly loaden with all sorts of
English goods and brought her into this Port which very
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 461
much rejoic'd Mons'' de Brouillan and all the french here and
put into his head to forge a letter as comeing from the Queen
of Great Brittain Directed to Govern"^ Dudley Commanding
him to make peace with the Indians after he had assembled
them all togather in some Convenient place and give them
the presents her Majesty had thereAvith sent him for them
and give them Wine and Licquors to make them all Drunk
and then Cut tliier throats. This leter was proposd to the
Council here who all aprovd of the designe and got one Peter
Mellanson an aged English Gentleman who came into this
Country with S'' Thomas Temple and lived here ever since
to translate it into English which when he had done Mons''
de Brouillan sent Mons' de Chaufour in a small sloop with
this Letter to Penobscot with Arms Amunition and all sorts
of goods proper for the Indians of which there was abundance
in the prize with instructions to tell them these were the
presents the Queen of England sent to Govern"^ Dudley for
them on purpose to ensnare them to their owne Destruction
but by good fortune they fell into the hands of thier old
faithful friends the french who instead of betraying them
therewith made a present to them to renew thier antient
friendship and offer thier assistance against the English thier
unveterate implacable enemies. Mons'" de Chaufour accord-
ingly arriv'd at penobscot and after haveing assembled all the
Indians told them he was come from Mr de Brouillan to
Acquaint them that a priz was brought into Port Royall
wherein was a letter from the Queen of Great Brittain to
Govern"" Dudley which Concernd them and desired they
would take Council on the Contents and then withdrew.
Some of the Indians after the letter was read and
Explaind to them suspected it to be a Contrivance of the
french to engage them in a New War which they were not
inclin'd to but the Young men among them when they dis-
coursd further with de Chaufour and heard all he was orderd
462 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
to say to y'" were inclin'd to recieve the presents, but yet
they were in suspence till a detachment ariving there from
Cannada with letters from M"" de Vaudreille to the same pur-
port as it was Concerted between the two Govern'"s Confirm'd
the Indians in the belief of the storry who receivd the pres-
ents and as they term it took up y® hatchet, and they with
the assistance of the french Imediatly upon it Murdered by
surprise so many poor men women and children att York &
Wells &c. the truth of this relation I had Confirm'd to me
this summer by the forementioned M'' Mellanson who is still
living in Minis
I am with all Possible Respect
Your Honours
Most humble Obedient servant - Adams
To The Honourable Paul Dudley Esquire
[ Superscribed ]
ffor His Majesties Service To the Honourable
Paul Dudley Esquire In Boston
Letter from Capt Sam} Moodey to Grov. Shute
June 5, 1721
Geo: Town June 5*»' 1721
May it please y'' Excellency
I lately rec*^ the Jesuites I^etters from M"" Secretary w***
your Ex'^y^ Directions to interpret them to the Indians, & to
receive their Answer referring to their dismissing s*^ Jesuite
which the Governm'' hath lately demanded of them. I have
seen but few of the Indians since my Arrival at Geo : Town,
They seem to intimate that their design is to bring their
Skins hither & peremptorily to demand their Hostages upon
the delivery of them.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 463
I have sent a Message to them to let them know that I
am here by your Excellency's order to receive their positive
Answer to the Letter which was sent to them in the winter,
I am in expectation of their Assembling here in a few dayes,
& shall give your Ex'^y an account of my treaty w*^'' them as
soon as possible
I am Y"" Excelleneys Most
Humble & most obedi* servant
Sam" Moodey
Letter from Capt Samuel Moodey to Gov. Shute.
June 19, 1721.
Falm*** June 19, 1721
May it please your Ex'^
In my Last from Arowsick I gave your Ex^'y An Account of
my receiveing the Jesuites Letters from M'' Secretary with
your Ex'^y-'' order to interpret them to the Lidians, & to
demand their Answer to the letter sent them from the Gov-
ernm* sometime in the last winter, which they promised to
return in May.
Pursuant to your Ex^'y^ Directions, upon my Arriveal at
G. Town the 4"' Current, I dispatched two Indians to Nor-
ridgewock to Acquaint 'their Chiefs that I was tliere by your
Ex<=y^ order, & that it was Expected from the Governm* that
they should return their Answer According to their Promise.
The Messengers came no more to Us So that after ten dayes
waiting on them ( in wliich time we have put the Garrison at
Thoils point into a good posture of Defence, Cap* Wainw'
& company being lodg'd there in good Order ) I was oblidged
to return to Falm*'\
What Indians I met with in the Interim that came from
their Head Quarters, Inform Us, that the Matter has been
464 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
debated in their Councils And do plainly intimate that they
dont design to return Any Answer at All but insolently
charge the Goverm*^ w^^ Folly in makeing New Demands,
before the Matter is finished referring to the skins which they
are to pay And are resolved peremptorily to Demand their
Hostages upon the paym^ of s*^ skins. And I am pretty well
assured y* this is the Substance & result of then grand
Debate & that y'' Ex*"-^ will receive no Other Answer from
them - The Bearer is one of my Sergeants Whom I have
allowed to visit his Family at Charles Town & will attend y""
Ex^y^ Order for his speedy Return —
I am y' Excellencys most
In Council June 24. 1721 Humble & most Obed* Servant
Read & sent down - Sam^^ Moodey
Letter from Capt. Samuel Moodey to Grov. Shute
July 8, 1721
Falmti^ 8*^ July 1721
May it please your Excellency
It is near three weeks since I sent an Express to give
your Ex'^y an Account of My return from Kennebeck after
waiting ten dayes to receive the Indians answer to the letter
sent them from the Governm* referring to their Jesuite ; but
have received no return either of Letters or Messenger to
this Day Since which I psume your Ex^y may have had a full
account of the Indians their Assembling, & continuing in A
Body near Geo : Town w*^ several Jesuites, in open defyance
of the Governm* Yet I cannot omit what is come to my Hand
this morning from Arowsic viz* That the Indians continue
there w*'' the Jesuite, Inquiremg dayly after then Men, and
its beleived the Penobscut men have joynd them w"' their
Jesuite, & what they Design is not easily midestood —
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 465
I have been the more Uneasy at the delay of the Express,
by reason that our Stores of Bread are wholly expended,
which has oblidged me to Express at this time.
We are all well upon our Gaurd & as any thing farther
occurs that may be worthy of Notice I shall take care to give
your Ex'^y Account of it w"' all convenient Speed —
I am
Y"" Excellencys
most Humble &
most obed' Servant
Sam" Moodey
Letter from J. Wentworth to Gov. Shute, July 10., 1721
May it please
Your Excellency /
Just now came to my hand by Express the Enclosed,
which I emediatly fforward I am of opinion that The Indians
will make reprizall On us for there Hostages, being Instigated
by the Jesuits, as you will see g Cap* Moodys Letter, I am
still of opinion th* Those Hostages we have at Boston should
not be given up, by the Treaty, We are no wayes obleiged,
your Excellency will Soon See the Effect of calling of The
Soulders from the Eastward, our people will be Insulted, as
much as Ever, in haste —
I am Your Excellency*
Most Obed' Humbi Serv*
J Wentworth
N Hampshire
July lO*'^ 1721
[ Superscribed ]
On his Majes** Servis
To His Excellency Samuel Shute Esq^
SO
466 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY
Governoiu- in cheife in and Over
His Majesties Province of New
Hampshire &c* //
From Casco Bay -
Letter from Pendleton Fletcher. Sept. 8, 1721.
Beddeford September y"^ 8 : 1721
For Informasen to your Excellency and Honroble Comicell
& honroble House of Representives as Folloeth
I came home yester Day & am informed y* sevuell of my
Nabers will sand thear wifes & children away som ware to
the wastward by the fuse upetunety & I Ham afrad the men
will goo sun after : if your Excellency & Honers Donot Lay
Som command on us very quckly for som Consedrubl num-
ber of solders are Run away from Arusuk : hear is Eight att
y^ fourt that Cap' Joanes have taken & Brouft thor^: I wesh
Hartely that sum Commander would be so Cind as to Lat
thir folo Solders Ly in thar Bams wille Betr previded for:
porhaps sum Dont know what it is to Lay Cold & hard : if
thay Did poraps thay would not Denie thir Barn ■ — I hope
them fose will go to INIeregock or alee ware quckly : I have
enquered of those that Have bin thier Thay say Esey to go
thir now be four hard frost: I Ham not Trand but might go
and Com in Letel Time : I will go whith Encoregement For
I ham very Redey «fc willing to sarve King & contry as far
forth as I ham able
I have nomore to aquant or treble your Excellency &
Honers With I Reman your
Humble & obedant sarvant
Pendleton Fletcher
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 46 Y
Letter from W^ Pepperrell Jun^ to Josiah Willard
Oct. 10, 1721.
am fav'''^ w^?^ yo" of y^ 26 Sept' Last ( w'^'' should have
answer^ before but was from home ) Inclos^ Ave received a
Vote of y^ (xen^ Court relateing to a breast work to be Erect*^
at Kittery, and that y° Say it is his Excellencys desire that
we should under take y® building of it, we shall always be
ready to Serve his Excellcy & this Province to y® Uttermost
of our power.
we want to be Informd where it is Left w*^? us to make choice
of y® Most Suitable place for it and where they would have
it Inclosed, or Elce only a breast work built faceing to y^
Sea, & where they purpose to build it with Lime & Stone,
their being Stone conven* ; or Elce w"' Tuft or Timber, the
Stone being most dur''^*', & not agreat deale more cost then
y® other, and where they would have a small house built to
keep y** Stors in or aman from a shower of rain, please to
Inform us this as Sovon as may be, & shall follow orders, &
after we heare from y"' Shall Indeav^ to Imply proper gsons
to geett Materials for y^ work, but it being so Late in y®
year we are of y" Opinion it cannot well be compleat^ before
y® next Spring because y® ground will be frozen.
Shall waite y^ answer and Am —
S! W Most hum^^« Ser —
W™ Pepperrell
W" Pepperrell Jun"^
Kittery. Octob": 10*^ 1721
[ Superscribed ]
For his Majesties Service
To Josiah Willard Esq'
Boston.
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Col. Tho^. Westbrook to U Gov. Dummer Jan. 2If, 1722/3
May it please your Honour
I wrote To your Honour from Hampton the 22*^ Instant,
and acquainted you of My dispatches from Thence To The
Eastward by Lew* Hilton, To have the marching Forces
mustered at the places of rendezvous w*'^ all possible expedi-
tion, and I shall not fail to be with them, by the time they
are Assembled together ; I am now at portsmouth awaiting
y*' Arrival of one of y® Sloops to take me in, If She comes
not with this days fair wmd, I determine to Sett out for my
post tomorrow by land so that no time may possibly Slip
unimproved.
In perusing my Instructions, I observe, in case of
extraordinary and unforeseen Accidents, and in matters not
particularly mentioned, Your Honour is pleased to referr me
to my own resolves with the Advice of my Commission offi-
cers, upon wliich Article I pray your Honours favour to be
resolved, whether you Intended all y* Commission officers, or
the Captains onely: This being all that offers at present,
I Take leave to Subscribe ( most respectfully )
Hon^^'' Sir
Your Honours
most obed* humble Serv*
Tho^ Westbrook
Portsm" Jan: 24*^ 1722/3
Lt. Gov. Bummer to Col"" Westbrook Jan. 31, 1722.
Boston Jan'-y. 31, 1722
S'
I have received two Letters from you The First from
Hampton of y® 22*^ inclosing Lieutt* Hilton's Journal, the
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 469
other from Portsmouth of y^ 24"' & I observe you have
dispatch'd Orders for all the fforces to be at the Place of
Rendezvous & that you intend to be att the Head of Them
with y^ Utmost Expedition, of Which I hope you will not
fail ; and when it shall please God you are there, that you
will exert your self to improve y^ First oppertunity of put-
ting your instructions in Execution especially since y*^ usual
Season for Action is so far advanced that the least Omission
or Delay may probabl} render the Whole Expence of this
Wmters Campagne ineffectual & vain.
You'l have a Sufficient Supply of Provision 'ere this All
the Sloops being Doubtless at Casco.
As to your Question relating to a Council of War ; You
must call all the Captains, that are near, & if you have not
enough to make five at the least call y® Eldest Lieu**
Your fforces being to be divided Two Chaplains will be
necessary & I would have you to call M'' Pierpont for the
Service Which is All at present from Your Assured
Frieind & Serv*
W? Dummer
Col" Westbrooke
Johnson Harmon to 1} Gov. Dummer Feb. 25, 1722/3
Augusta ffeb^y 25*? 1722/3
S'
Persuant to instructions from Colo' Westbrook I Received
120 men Aquipt with Snowshoes Moginsons & Twenty Dayes
provision to march up Ammoscoggin River &c. But after
some dayes Travel I found the river was wholly broke up &
y* Designed march frustreat. Heartily Sorry to See y^ Gov-
470 DOCUMENTAEY HISTORY
erm* Disapointed in their Expectations, & willing to take the
best methods the Season would allow of, I took the pilots
advice & with y® concurrance of y® Officers, Divided into
three partyes who have performed Several Scouts, an Ace"
of which as well as y® reasons I could not march further into
y* countrey, I herewith present to Your Honour & Shall
Transmit the Same to Colo'. Westbrook gr the first. I have
Given Orders to Cap* Heath to repeat his Marches from
Kenebeck river to Ammoscoggin river & shall keep y^ rest of
y® men continually moving with Expectation of Speedy
Directions from your Honour or my Colon^ ( and have also
ordered Capt Gookin to Repeat his marches from Casco River
to Pussimscutt falls and from Thence to the Harry Sickett &
to where as y? matt"^ Req" These 120 men y* I have the
Honour to Command being most of them old Experienced
Souldiers Its a great grief to their perticuler officers, & no
less to my selfe, that wee were obliged to march into y® woods
in such a Season when wee had not a rational prospect of
doing Our Countrey Service.
Four of my Souldiers Couming from Arrowsick the
22*^ instant One of them viz George Cary fired his gun att A
Tree & an other of y^ four called Samuel Stockbridge being
up a brest with y'' Tree Shot at ( but three rod wid thereof )
thought he was safe ; nevertheless the bullet Struck a Tree &
Glancing very Straingley did unhappily kill the s*^ Stock-
bridge. Upon vewing y® place & Examining the Other
Souldiers present, I am fully Convinced the fatall part of
y^ action was purely Accidental, However I have confin?
y^ man Slayer & pray your Honour will please to give
Directions in y* matter.
I am Your Honours Most
Hum^'« Serv"
Johnson Harmon
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 471
Tho^ Westbrook to U Gov. Bummer Feb. 27, 1722 /S
Burncoat Harbour - Feb7 1722/3
May it please your Honour —
These are to give You a short Ace* of my Proceedings since
m}'- last w'^'' was y*^ 10*'' of this Instant: Since w*^** we have
rang'd amongst y'^ Islands and on y® Main Land between
Kennebeck River and y'' Eastermost Side of Mount Desart
Bay & have met w"' nothing worth j'our Notice, save Num-
bers of Wigwams on allmost every Island, & y® Main Land
where we have rang'd w*^'' we judge were deserted in y® Fall :
2 French Letters Inclosed w'^'' were found in John Deny's
House, as also 2 small fire places at y^ head of Mount Desart
Bay w'^'' we judge had been made about 3 or 4 Days, suppos-
ing there might have been 4 or 5 Men, who we judge made
no longer Abode there, than just to refresh themselves.
We now lye at Burncoat Harbour & are ready to pro-
ceed to Penobscot, waiting only for Wind and Weather,
purposing after my Return from Penobscot to send you a
compleat Journal of my Proceedings w*^'' I have allready
attempted but was frustrated in my Designs of finishing it -
Having examin'd y^ Quantity of our Provisions I find that
we have not enough to last Us exceeding a Month.
Our Whale-Boates are so shatter'd & Defective, that they're
unfit for Men to venture their Lives in —
We have not one Individual thing where withal to repair
them, on y^ Behalf of w'^^ above mentioned particulars, I
have sent a Sloop to y'^ Treasurer expecting a Supply from
him ; & humbly pray that your Honour wou'd forward that
Matter —
By Reason of My Hurry, & for Want of Conveniences I
can't give your Honour so particular an Acco* as I cou'd
wish for —
This being all at present I remain
Most Hum^' & Obed* Serv^
Tho« Westbrook : —
472 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
P. S. I send you y^ Letters just as
I rec'^ them, supposing part of one
of tliera was torn off before we found them.
& pray that your Honour wou'd send me
a Coppy of y^ Interpretation
[ Endorsed ]
Coll. Westbrooks Letf^
Feb. 27. & Mar. 3. 1722
North Yarni": to have
a Garrison alloAv'd
Parker Setts forth that there are
severell Garrison Houses
Eben'' Boutel to be re-
leased from the Service
John Penhallow to L^ Grov. Dummer.
Portsm° Feb' 28'^ 1722/3
I left Coll: Westbrook y*^ ll*'^ Ins!: on Sabbath
day night about 12 of y*^ Clock, I Accompanied him almost
as far as Cape Newaggen, he proposed to get to Pemmequid
before day, he had a fine Night, the weather Continued Very
favourable, he had the benefit of y® Moon for above a Week
after, he went w"' ab* 230 or 240 men in y* Boats, y® Sloops
were to Sail in a day or two after, to Burnt Coat Harbour.
Col : Westbrook w"^ y® Advice of His officers appointed
me to Return, & Gave me Instructions to Settle the Garri-
sons According to the appointment of y*^ Gen^ Court, w^*"
have gone thro & fill'd up. Except three or four men at Cape
porpouse, & One at Sauco ferry w*^^ will be done at my Return,
I did not find Effective men En6 in those places Left to
make up the Number According to my Instriuctions. Ber-
i
OF THE STATE OF MAINE 473
wick Scout Came in at Sauco falls when I was there, they
were much out in their Judgm* as to a Direct Course, the
Next day I order'd 'em Back & prevailed with One M"^
Stimpson to go their pilot & Six of Sauco falls Scout to
Accompany 'em, to mark y* Trees ou y* Best Land in the
most Direct Course for Berwick, I expect they are by this
time Come in, & am this minute bound to Berwick to receive
their Return, shall then make the Best of my way to S^
Georges, pursuant to Orders I have from Col. Westbrook,
where I Expect to meet him, or further Orders.
On the 18"' Inst. I meet Cap' Harmon, at the Plead of
Casco Bay Near Harry Sicket River, who was Return'd from
His March, there being no Snow in y^ w^oods, nor the rivers
frozen they Could not go far, they went as far as Boonama-
waaheege ponds, where the Enemy had not been for about
five or six Months.
Cap* Harmon then divided y® Army into three parts
Cap* Heath was to Range upon Kennebeck river, he was not
to be in, in 5, or six days after, Cap* Gookins was Come in
upon y^ Head of Royals river, w"' no News.
Powder, Ball & Flints are wanting for the Garrison at
Falm?, Pappodoc, Spurwink, Black point, Sauco & Cape-
porpouse, w'='^ please to Order to be sent to Casco & Winter
Harbour by y® first Opportunity, to be given out to the
several Garrisons
I am SL y' Hon" Most Dutifull
& Most Ob* Hum : Serv*
John Penhallow
Letter of William Hilton to Lieut. Crov. Bummer
Feb. 28, 1722/3
Burnt Cot harbor Feb"^ the 28, 1722/3
May it Pleas Your Honer thes Comes to Aquaint You that
474 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Joshua Norton one of my Men was Dismist by Cornall Wal-
ton sum time in October last the Man not being fit for his
Majestes serves and was sent hom to Salsbray and I am
Enformed that thare is A man Emprest his Stead and sent
to Boston by Cornall Noyes And base been thare Ever since
for Ough 1 Know for I have Not Reseaved him nor hard of
him of Late S" I thought it Reqoset to Inform Your Honer
of it So I remain
Your humbel servent at Command
William Hillton ]^
[ Superscribed ]
To His honer
the Leftanant
Govener Commander
in Cheaf At
Boston
W. H.
Lieut Gov. Bummer to Oapt. Johnson Harmon,
March 8, 172^/3
Boston S'^ March 1722/3
Sir,
I rec^ your Letters by the Express with the other
Papers ; And I approve of your Proceedings, And think you
have done the best you could for the Service, Since as you
have sett forth the Openness of the Rivers & the Wetness of
the Countrey rendered the Execution of my Orders for a
March to Wedembeseck & Norridgewock impracticable. I
would have you repeat y"'^ Marches & Scoutings upon the
Rivers as high as you can, And in other places most likely
to find the Enemy especially about the Grounds where the
OF THE STATE OP MAINE 475
wounded Deer & Canoe were seen, untill further Orders, &
not let the Men ly in Garrison any more than is necessary
for their Refreshm* I am heartily sorry for the unhappy
Disaster in the accidental Death of one of y^^ People ; I hope
the Soldiers will be warn'd for the Time to come of such
Carelessness & Folly, You must give strict Ord''^ that no
Guns be fired but at the Enemy, Unless by the Leave & in
the Presence of an Officer. The Man Slayer must be tried
by a Court Martial, and I shall in a Short time give out a
Commission for that Purpose. In the meantime tho you are
to keep him under Restraint, You need not be veiy rigorous
& severe to him, seeing you are fully convinced as you say
that the Mischief was purely accidental.
You have Liberty to come to Boston w" Coll. West-
brook returns from his March taking Leave of him.
Letter Lieut. Crov. Dummer to Capt. Penlialloiv.
Sir
I have Considered your Motion respecting Arrowsick
and Can by no means Consent that either of the Garrisons
be Slighted, which will be dishonourable to the Government.
You must Command the Inhabitants into Garrison and allow
each Fort a Sufficient Defence And when Coll Westbrook
Can Spair the Men he will leave some recrutes with you. As
I have Ordered him : As to the Fort at Small pount, I am
sensible it is of Importance, And Should have gladly Con-
tinued a Garrison there. If any Provision had bin made to
Support it However I shall have this Matter Still in my
thoughts
YH' Serv"
Boston March 20, 1723. W" Dummer
476 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Letter from Josiah Willard, Secry to Capt. John Penhallow
March 22, 1722/3
W Denny has complained to the L! GovT that you don't
allow him his Quota of Men according to y'' Instructions
especially in Time of Danger, & that what then you do
allow him are pick'd for the meanest & worst you have, And
that when the Island is full of Soldiers you quarter more
upon him than his Share ; His Hon*" bids me tell you that If
this Information be true, He expects the Grievance be imme-
diately redress'ed, And that M"" Denny have equal Justice
done him with others both as to the Number & Quality of
the Soldiers & that the Men you post at his Garrison be
sober & orderly.
Mar. 22. 1722/3
INDKX.
Abbott,
John, 177.
Joseph, 177.
Thomas, 96.
Walter, 177.
Abombazen, .see Bomazeen.
Acadia, Boundary Line, 85; men-
tioned, 122, 190, 388, 426, 427,
428.
Adams, J., letter of, 460.
Addington, Isaac, letter of, 73,
294; mentioned, 3, 4, 5, G, 7, 8,
9, 22, 23, 31, 32, 37, 39, 46, 47,
56, 58, 61, 62, 72, 78. 80, 81, 84,
85, 93, 94, 96, 97, 99, 102, 103,
104, 105, 107, 119, 124, 128, 129,
130, 131, 132, 1.37, 140, 144, 164,
167, 169, 173, 188, 204, 205, 207,
214, 217, 221, 223, 224, 231, 235,
287, 288, 292, 308, 312, 313, 348.
Address of Council and Represen-
tatives to the Queen, 198.
Adiawando, 145.
Advertisement to Protect Forests,
271.
Agnascarangan River, 355.
Aires, John, 74.
Albany, Fort at, 89, 90; mentioned,
38, 52, 53, 279, 294, 295, 321,
332, 356, 442.
Alcock, Job, 21.
Alden, John, at Falmouth with
soldiers, 14; to convey soldiers
eastward, 40; to convey sol-
diers and supplies to Casco, 61 ;
under command of Church, 61;
mentioned, 14.
Alexander, William, 211, 426.
Algier Trade, 294.
AUding, John, 14; .see also, Alden,
John.
Allen \ Samuel, 156, 161, 182, 196,
AUin / 197, 260, 305, 390.
Walter, 176.
Alliance with Maquas Indians. 22.
Amee, John, 174.
America, 68, 156, 162, 196, 212,
213, 260, 344, .345, 350, 367, 370,
414, 418, 433, 436, 438.
Amesbury, 56, 186.
Ammoscoggin River, 309, 469, 470.
Andous, Thomas, 250.
Andros, Edmund, 31, 123, 179, 450.
Androscoggin Indians, 363.
Annapolis Royal, 460.
Appleton,
Maj., 9, 10.
John, 1.30.
Samuel, Letter of, 2, 12,
William, 2.39, 240.
Appraisal of Shallop of Stovers,
John, 299.
Archdale, John, 389.
Armstrong,
Mr., .306.
William, .347.
Arrowsic, Fort at, 88; mentioned,
352, .354, 360, 369, 377, 380, 446,
455, 458, 459, 463, 464, 466, 470.
Ashurst, Henry, 98, 121.
Atkinson, Theodore, 2.33.
Augusta, .345.
Austin, Samuel, petition of, 80,
81.
B
Bag LEY, James, 45.
Baker,
John, petition of, 99, 100, 101,
102.
William, 16.
Bakers Spring, 313.
Balch, David. 366.
Ballard, Jarvis, 388.
Balls, Samuel, 347.
Bands, Joseph, 168.
Bane ) Lewis, Petition of, 187, 188,
Bean \ 215, 311, 312, 313, 315; taxes
Been J remitted, 217; letter of,
448; mentioned, 205, 214, 299,
388, 424, 435, 449, 455, 457.
Jonathan, 455.
Joseph, petition of, 136, 137,
162, 163; letter of, 338, 339;
mentioned, 274, 275, 276, 289,
290, 291, 301, 302, 317, 332, 341.
Banfeild, Christopher, 176.
Bank, the, 66, 323.
Banks,
Lieut, (of York), 327, .329.
cutting, 190, 245.
Barbar, Thomas, 277, 290, 291, 293.
Barger, Phillip, 362, 387.
Barker, Xehcmiah, 366.
478
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Andrews, Elisha, letter of, 15;
mentioned, 31, 43.
Sio, 34.
Barley, Price of, 75, 76.
Bartlet,
Nathan, 455,
Robert, 37.
Bassett, Capt., 138.
Baston, Thomas, 203.
Battiss, John (prisoner), 171.
Baxter, Joseph, 374, 377, 378, 379,
380.
Bay of Fundy, 151, 190, 236, 333,
336.
Beal, Arthur, petition of, 213, 215;
ferryman at York, 213, 214;
desired pay for ferrying sol-
diers, 214; paid, 214, 215.
Beartree, 364.
Bedle, David, 366.
Been see Bane.
Belcher, Andrew, to treat with
Indians, 38, 50. 52; mentioned,
129, 233.
Bellomont, Earl of, death of, 110,
112, 115; mentioned, 78, 80, 82,
84, 85, 87, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103,
121, 159.
Bellomont's Bay, Fort at, 87.
Beneent, Henry, 175.
Bennett, Will, 29.
Berwick, petitioned to be incor-
porated, 104; Kittery notified,
105; petitioned for help in
maintaining a minister, 118,
110; garrison at, decayed, 118;
mentioned, 56, 64, 65, 77, 106,
209, 247, 399, 407, 443, 455, 472,
473.
Bethen, Richard, 366.
Beverley, 37.
Beverly, Lenox, deposition of, 31.
Biddeford, fort at, 460.
Bigot, Vincent, proselyting, 109;
ordered to leave the province,
110.
Billerica, 92, 119.
Bills of credit to be issued, 126.
Bimbellbe, Will, 44.
Birkett, William, 347.
Birkhead, William, 374.
Bisco, Ezekill, 30.
Black Point, garrison at, 179, 473;
mentioned, 10, 160, 178, 179,
233, 352.
Black, William, 174.
Blackdon, .James, 219.
Bladen, Col., 440, 451.
Blanchard, Joshua, 64.
Blansher,
Jacob, 250.
Jonathan, 250.
Blathwayt, William, 91, 390.
Blore, Capt., 151.
Bocer, Alexander, 45.
Bomazeen, 327, 447, 457, 459.
Boon Island, 299, 311.
Boonamawaaheege Ponds, 473.
Borland, Mr., 261.
Borror, Robert, 30.
Boston, 7, 11, 15, 19, 28, 31, 36, 41,
42, 46, 49, 50, 52, 60, 61, 02, 63,
67, 70, 73, 75, 76, 80, 82, 84, 87,
88, 92, 95, 99, 100, 105, 110, 111,
113, 114, 119, 122, 126, 128, 144,
149, 152, 154, 160, 165, 179, 180,
182, 202, 224, 229, 230, 231, 238,
240, 241, 243, 251, 201, 262, 266,
272, 274, 277, 278, 288, 289, 290,
292, 294, 296, 298, 299, 302, 312,
316, 317, 319, 320. 325, 328, 331,
332, 334, 335, 339, 350, 353, 366,
382, 383, 384, 397, 415, 417, 430,
431, 432, 434, 437, 445, 456, 458,
459, 4(j0, 462, 465, 467, 474, 475.
Foot Regiment, 335.
Horse and Foot, 257.
Powder House, 262.
Regiment, 3, 35, 36, 47.
State House, 338.
Bouden, Moses, 174.
Boundaries, 97, 122, 312, 313, 430,
431, 451.
Bounties, for scalps, 4, 259; for
killing Indians, 55; for captur-
ing Indians, 180.
Boutel, Ebenezer, 472.
Boutineau, Stephen, 362.
Bowdoin, James, 362.
Boydle, Mr., 429.
Boyer, John, petition of, 63.
Bracket, Joshua, 387.
Brackett,
Anthonie, letter of, 15.
Anthony, 31, 43.
Mary, 3(32.
Samuel, 176.
Braddeen, James, 175.
Bradstreet, Simon, letter of, 2;
mentioned, 15, 29, 41, 56. 58, 61,
62, 63.
Bragdon, Arthur, 168.
Bragendin, Capt., 25.
Bramhall, George, letter of, 15;
mentioned, 43.
Brattle, Edward, 130, 131, 364.
Brave Boat Harbor, 248.
Brawn, George, 177.
Brazil, 193.
INDEX
479
Breastwork at Kittery, 467; see
also Forts.
Breton, Phillip, 362.
Briant, Simon, 45.
Briar, William, petition of, 205,
206, 207; desired pay for ferry-
ing soldiers, 206; paid, 207.
Bridge, wanted at New Castle, 306.
Bridger, John, letter of, 266, 272,
298, 383, 397, 422, 424; men-
tioned, 258, 200, 271, 281, 283,
299, 384, 394, .395, 396, 397, 398,
399, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406,
408, 409, 411, 412, 415, 423, 430,
436.
Bristol County, 100.
Broad Cove, 386.
Brocholt, Capt., 85.
Brockets, Maj., 1.
Bronifield, Edward, 74.
Brookhoven, Mr., 1.
Brooks, John, 177.
Broughton, Capt., shot, 2.
Brouillan, Mons. de, 460, 461.
Brown,
Charles, 428.
Jno. sen., 15, 43.
John { of Falmouth ), 362.
Capt., John, 85.
Browne,
Capt., 101, 247.
Benjamin, 120.
Job, 45.
Brovillan, Gov., 153, 181.
Brunswick, 18, 356.
Bull, Jonathan, to treat with
Indians, 50, 52.
Burchett,
Mr., 433.
J., 373.
Burncoat Harbor, 471, 472, 473.
Burnum, Bobert, 77.
Burridge, William, 385.
Burrill, John, 85, 86, 308, 312, 313,
362, 388, 396, 397, 403.
Bussbee, Jolin, 30.
Butler, Thomas, 177.
Bylield, Nathaniel, 94, 120, 124,
129, 140, 183, 195.
Cabot, Sabastian, 426.
Cadiz, 409, 411.
Cambridge, 8, 58, 79, 100, 130.
College, 126.
Canada, 19, 50; 51, 102, 186, 189,
211, 212, 260, 274, 276, 279, 280,
285, 294, 321, 326, 334, 338, 339,
426, 427, 442, 446, 451, 458, 459,
460, 462.
River, 368.
Canebunk River, 108.
Canso, 432, 433, 440, 451; see also
Cape Canso.
Cape,
Anawago, 87.
Ann, 432.
Breton, 348, 427, 428, 431, 432,
440, 451.
Canso, 428, 429, 432, 483, 440.
Cod, 89, 181.
Elizabeth, 178, 340.
p:iizabeth Roads, 357.
Neddick, 299.
Newaggen, 472.
Porpoise, garrison at, 473; men-
tioned, 241, 352.
Roziers, 427, 428, 429.
Sable, fort at, 348; mentioned,
32, 318.
Sable Indians, 151.
Sacantry, 354, 355, .370.
St. Lawrence, 426, 427.
Seconbie, 370.
Captives, not redeemed, 186.
Carolina, 211, 253, 282, 355, 356.
Carver,
— , 320.
Capt., 340.
Gary,
Capt., 198.
George, 470.
Casco,
Bay, 42, 60, 61, 62, 88, 133, 143,
145, 151, 152, 164, 236, 237, 238,
240, 242, 246, 262, 294, 301, 308,
309, 327, 339, 361, 386, 434, 448,
460, 466, 473.
Fort at, 150, 152, 161, 180, 200,
227, 308, 342; rendezvous, 152,
153; trading house, 227; garri-
son at, 473; mentioned, 1, 47,
48, 49, 56, 57, 62, 71, 133, 156,
157, 158, 171, 178, 238, 263, 273,
290, 300, 301, 302, 310, 315, 319,
320, 331, 340, 341, 460, 469.
Harbor, 241.
River, 470.
Case, Samuel, 387.
Cassot, , 332.
Castine,
Baron de, 808, 866.
Destroyed, 190.
Castle Island, 88, 113, 170, 171, 199,
227.
Cayouges, 50.
Certificate of Willard, Simon, 160.
480
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Champnie, Morrice, deposition of,
454; mentioned, 364, 365.
Chaplain, to reside at Castle Island,
171.
Chard, Allen, 32, 33.
I, 343', 358, 369, 389, 427, 437.
II, 155, 359, 389, 391.
River, 358.
Charlestown, 37, 64, 80, 464.
Chaufour, Mons. de, 461.
Chebea-)j J ^
Cheboog J ♦
Checkley, Samuel, 139.
Chelmsford, 36.
Chelsea College, 345.
Cheney, Thomas, 366.
Chesley,
Capt., 244.
Israel, 210.
Philip, 210.
Chestnut Country, 64, 65.
Chick,
Richard, 177.
Thomas, 177.
China, Will, 44.
Church, Benjamin, to hire Indians,
5; order to, 61; mentioned, 25,
56, 62, 64, 66, 71, 189, 190.
Cittire, 186; see also Kittery.
Clap, William, 387.
Clai)board Island, 435.
Clark,
Elisha, 175.
John, 287, 288.
Thaddeus, 31, 43.
Timothy, 95.
Clarke,
John, 385.
Lieut., 14, 40.
Thomas, 352, 353.
Clark's Island, fort at, 88.
Coale, see Cole.
Cocheco, garrison at, 9, 37; men-
tioned, 3, 12, 57, 65, 73, 76, 92,
322, 323, 324, 330, 331.
Codfish, 256.
Coffin,
James, 130.
Mr., 282.
Peter, 23.
Coinage, Copper, 346.
Cole,
John, 174.
William, 325, 329.
Collar, Richard, 387.
College at Cambridge, 126.
Collins, Mr., 283, 298.
Come, Samuel, 455.
Commission to Swayne, Jeremiah,
45.
Committee to prosecute settle-
ments, 351.
Connecticut,
to be asked to assist in expedi-
tion against Indians, 4, 6;
mentioned, 50, .52, 91, 153, 181,
185, 189, 191, 253, 335, 418.
River, 134, 179, 180, 189, 190, 191.
Converse, James, petition of, 82,
83; letter of, 98; mentioned,
47, 57, 58, 78, 80, 81, 84, 85, 92,
93, 96, 119, 120, 127, 128, 129,
130, 132, 1.37, 138, 139, 140, 144,
164, 167, 169, 173, 188, 204, 205,
207.
Cooke,
Elisha, 70, 85, 120, 123, 129, 383,
384, 397, 415, 416, 418, 419, 420,
421, 422, 423, 425, 436.
James, 12.
Cooper, John, 176.
Copper Coinage, 346.
Coram, Thomas, letter of, 342, 344;
proposals ^f, 345, 347; memo-
rial of, 357, 361; mentioned,
358.
Corizo, 48.
Corn,
price of, 75, 76.
lands, dykes, 190, 245.
Cornbury,' Edward Hyde, 134, 190,
191, 196.
Cornwall County, 345.
Corwin, Jonathan, 120, 130.
Cotton,
Jno., 365.
William, 385.
Cotton wool, 146.
Council of Plymouth, 367.
Cradouer, Joseph, 175.
Craggs, J., letter of, 441.
Cranston, Samuel, 154.
Crockett, Joseph jr., 175.
Crofts, Capt., 156.
Cromwell,
Oliver, 427.
Philip, 26.
Crowe, Josias, 121.
Cudworth, Lieut., 246.
Cullins, Richard. 428.
Curtis, Joseph, 455.
Cushing, T., 365.
Cushion, Mr., 96.
Cutler, Jno., to be examined, 171,
172.
Cutt, Richard, 176.
INDEX
481
D
Damarascot River, 87.
Damarascove, fort at, 87.
Danell, James, 29.
Danford,
Francis, 387.
John, 387.
Jonathan, 387.
Thomas, 387.
Danforth, Thomas, letter of, 22,
23; mentioned, 63, 70.
Daniel, Samuel, ld8.
Dartmouth, 264, 265.
Lord, 335.
Davis,
Capt., 323, 324, 328, 330, 331.
Elisha, 420.
Shubael, 21.
Silvanus, sent soldiers to North
Yarmouth, 14; letters of, 14,
32, 37, 40, 43, 48, 60; men-
tioned, 31, 41, 43, 50, 59.
Davisson, Maj., 96.
Day, John, petition of, 63.
De la Tour, Mons., 427.
Deerfield, garrison at, 180; men-
tioned, 263.
Delaware River, 89, 256.
Denham, Jonathan, 30.
Deniford, Walter, 175.
Denison, William, 1.39.
Dennet, John, 307.
Denny, Mr., 476.
Deny, John, 471.
Depositions : —
Bevely, Lenox, 31.
Bridger, John, 416, 417.
Champnie, Morrice, 454.
Pearce, George, 451, 452.
Pearce, John, 364, 365, 452, 454.
Richard, jr., 363, 364, 365.
Plaisted, Samuel, 415.
Derby, Jno., 32, 33.
Devonshire,
England, 437.
Maine, 353.
Dikes, corn lands, 190, 245.
Dimmick, Capt., 246.
Dimond, Thomas, 219.
Df)ngan, Tliomas, 359.
Donnell, Samuel, 85.
Dover, 330.
Downing, Joshua, .325, 329.
Dows, John, 34.
Dry Pound Meadows, 364.
Dudley,
Joseph, letter of, 145, 150, 157,
160, 179, 184, 189, 198, 229, 231,
243, 250, 251, 265, 278, 280, 289,
290, 291, 292, 293, 317, 319, 320,
332, 334, 335, .338; speeches of,
162, 185, 209, 217, 225, 228, 232,
235, 248, 296, 297, 302; men-
tioned, 27, 135, 143, 149, 164,
170, 172, 187, 201, 204, 205, 207,
210, 211, 213, 215, 219, 224, 236,
238, 234, 246, 249, 273, 275, 287,
300, .308, 309, 310, 311, 313, 315,
316, 322, 324, 325, 327, 328, 329,
331, 339, 340, 342, 400, 461.
Paul, 460, 462.
William, letter of, 238, 239, 244.
Dufcolliaun, Capt., letter of, 229;
master of French sloop, 229.
Dujary, 374.
Dummer,
Jeremiah, letter of, .348, 349, 449,
451; mentioned, 357, 359, 366,
367.
Jeremv, petition of, 18, 19.
William, letter of, 468, 469, 472;
mentioned, 437, 473, 474, 475.
Dunkirk, 212.
Dunstable, troops sent to, 8.
Dunwitt, Henry, 16.
Dutch, the, 50.
Duties, 95, 97, 200, 262, 282, 288.
Dyes, 254.
E
Easly, Capt., 145.
East,
John, 387.
New Jersey, 89, 91.
Eaton, Capt., 324.
Echawonack River, 108.
Edwards, Joshua, 366.
Eeds, Peter, a mason at Winter
Harbor, 250; mentioned, 286,
287.
Egglestone, Hezekiah, 365.
Eliot, Robert, 2.50.
Elizabeth, Queen, 212.
Elwell, Hezekiah, 175.
Emerson, Mark, 16.
Emery,
Daniel, 174, 177.
James, 105.
Job, 170.
Samuel, 173.
Endle, Richard, 175.
Engals, Jno., 66.
England, 50, 51, 86, 121, 122, 123,
195, 200, 211, 213, 227, 254, 255,
256, 257, 259, 200, 303, 315, 333,
337, 3()7, 369, 374, 380, 389, 391,
396, 403, 411, 427, 438, 449, 461.
Church of, 192.
31
482
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
English, the, 18, 23, 26, 29, 50, 51,
86, 114, 124, 150, 179, 184, 199,
212, 227, 229, 254, 303, 317, 318,
333, 337, 356, 363, 369, 380, 440,
442, 446, 447, 448, 456, 460, 461.
couAty, 319, 363, 365, 454.
lower regiment, 3, 35, 36, 47.
upper regiment, 3, 35, 36, 46, 47.
Europe, 148, 254, 296, 318, 336.
Evans,
John, 288.
Stephen, 213.
Exeter, 26.
Eylons, Richard, 298.
F
Factories, 86.
Falmouth,
garrison at, 41, 42; fort at, 435,
473; mentioned, 11, 31, 32, 40,
58, 386, 387, 423, 434, 448, 463,
464.
Kings Street, 424.
Meeting House, 424, 435.
Felt, George, 362.
Fennicke, John, 175.
Ferry,
atKittery, 206.
at York, 213,
Firs, 211, 350.
Fisher, Abraham, 48.
Fisheries, 85, 86, 88, 90, 122, 156,
212, 254, 256, 343, 344, 348, 361,
427, 432, 433, 434, 435, 441.
Five Nations, the, 53, 191, 280.
Flax, 349.
Fletcher,
Lieut., 17.
Pendleton, letter of, 466.
Flumkius, Capt., 282.
Fog, Dannell, 174.
Fontainne, 428.
Forces,
the military, see soldiers,
representation of, of 1707, 246.
Ford, John, 174.
Forests, act for preservation of,
414.
Forrist, Will, 44.
Forts, report of council in relation
to, 86; location of, 87, 88, 89,
90, 91; none in New Jersey or
Pennsylvania, 89; not needed
in Maryland and V'irginia, 89,
90; necessity of, in Maine, 90;
necessary in New Y'ork, 90;
stores for, derived from home
government. 111, 112, 125; peo-
ple to bear the charge of, 113,
117; ordnance needed, 122, 183,
191; lines at Boston, 126; plans
of all, 183, 184; grant for, in
New Hampshire, 195; ord-
nance sent, 199; not all prov-
inces assist in maintaining,
200; rules concerning, 247;
cost of erecting, 346, 348; see
garrisons.
Fort,
at Albany, 89, 90.
at Arrowsic, 88.
at Bellomont's Bay, 87.
at Biddeford, 466.
at Cape Sable, 348.
at Casco, 88, 150, 152, 153, 158,
161, 164, 171, 180, 200, 227, 262,
263, 302, 308, 320, 339, 342.
at Clark's Island, 88.
at Damarascove, 87.
at Falmouth, 14, 41, 42, 43, 48,
88, 435, 473.
at Fryars Island, 88.
at Great Island, 88.
at Kittery, 467.
at Marblehead, 157, 261, 262,
at New Castle, 158, 159, 178, 189,
261, 262, 306, 338.
at New Town, 87, 88.
at New York, 89.
at Onondage, 89.
at Pigwacket, 141, 142.
at Pemaquid, 1, 31, 66, 87, 90, 98,
113, 117, 125, 130, 131, 1.32, 133,
13o, 137, 138, 139, 169, 170, 183,
199, 200, 201, 225, 226, 227.
at Piscataqua, 88, 95, 113, 117,
148, 156, 199,200, 225, 220, 227.
at Port Royal, 236, 237, 241.
at Saco, 88, 136, 142, 152, 163, 172,
247, 262, 203.
at Sagadahoc, 87.
at St. John's Harbor, 86.
at Salem, 261, 262.
at Salmon Falls, 77.
at Schenectady, 89, 90.
at Small Point, 475.
at Wells, 152.
at Winter Harbor, 88, 250, 286.
at Wood Creek, 279.
at Wood Island, 88.
Castle William, 88, 113, 126, 148,
149, 170, 171, 199, 227, 261, 262,
285, 287, 338.
George, 356, 442.
Loyal, 29.
Mary, 136.
Foster, John, 96, 120, 124.
INDEX
483
Foy, James, 175.
France, 19, 156, 254, 337, 348, 428,
446, 450, 451, 459.
Francopuelle, 374.
Freese, Jacob, 362.
French, the, 19, 39, 40, 50, 51, 86
90, 92, 97, 115, 122, 125, 134
138, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 178
180, 186, 189, 190, 211, 213, 230
236, 252, 254, 256, 259, 264, 296
302, 303, 315, 317, 333, 337, 343
344, 348, 361, 367, 373, 376, 382
426, 431, 432, 440, 451, 457, 461
462.
Frey, Joseph, 187,
Friars, say mass in army, 153;
reside at Norridgewock, 161;
mentioned, 339, 442, 447; see
also priests.
Frinck, George, 455.
Frink, John, 175.
Frost,
Charles, his garrison, 77; letter
of, 20, 21, 28, 29; mentioned,
17, 18, 25, 65, 96, 104, 230, 351,
399, 404, 443.
John, 208, 219.
John, I. F., 219.
Fry, William, 174.
Fryars Island, fort at, 88.
Fryer, Mr., 65, 147.
Fullford,
Elizabeth, 452, 4.53.
Francis, 452, 453, 454.
Richard, 363, 364.
Mrs. Richard, 363.
Richard sen., 453, 454.
Furs, 254.
G
Gage, Edmund, 174.
Gale, Azor, 387, 452, 454.
Gardner, Andrew, 47, 57, 66, 77.
Garich, Joseph, 150.
Garrisons,
deserted by soldiers, 37, 39; to
be settled, 56, 73; not to be
left unmanned, 57; Indian
spies at, 60; to be manned by
residents, 74; those who liold
them to be heli)ed by those
benefited, 217; to be aug-
mented, 218; rules concern-
ing, 247; fifty small, 262;
inhabitants must enter, 475;
too many quartered on one
man, 476.
Garrisons,
at Berwick, 77.
at Black Point, 179, 473.
at Cape Porpoise, 473.
at Casco, 301, 310, 315, 339, 473.
at Cocheco, 9, 37.
at Deerfield, 180.
at Falmouth, 41, 42.
at Kittery, 77, 247.
at North Yarmouth, .38, 472.
at Papooduck, 473.
at Pemaqi.id, 16, 17.
at Port Royal, 181, 190, .374.
at Saco, .37, 109, 218, 339, 473.
at Sagadahoc, 15, 16.
at Small Point, 475.
at Spurwink, 473.
at Thoils Point, 463.
at Wells, 77, 88, 215, 216, 247,
326, 327, 328.
at Winter Harbor, 473.
at York, 88, 215, 216, 247.
Burnums, 77.
Frosts, 77.
Gerrish's, 9, 77.
Heards, 77.
Hunnewells, 11.
W' heelwrights, 326, 327, 328.
Woodmans, 77.
see forts.
Gear, John, 175.
Gee, John, -58.
Gefferses, Mrs. Mary, 274.
Gellison, Nicholas, 177.
Gendall ) ,r ^
Gendle, P""^-' 11-
George,
I, 380, 382, 384, 434.
John, 437.
Town, 18, 354, 449, 462, 463, 464.
Gerell, killed at North Yarmouth,
38.
German, John, petition of. 143,
144; mentioned, 150.
Gerrish,
Benjamin, 36.
John, his garrison, 77; men-
tioned, 9.
.Joseph, 150.
Gilbert,
Humphrey, 212.
John, 366.
Joseph, 366.
Gill,
Samuel sen., petition of, 186.
Samuel jr., 186.
Goen, Nicholas, 177.
Gold, Benjamin, 160.
Gooch, Capt., 214.
484
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Goodaridg,
John, 186.
Joseph, 186.
Goodridge, Josiah, 176.
Gookin, Capt., 470, 473.
Gordeau, Mons., 189.
Gorden, Mons., 189.
Gorges,
Sir Ferdinando sen., 380, 400,
437.
Ferdinando jr., 388, 389, 390,
391, 392, 393, 437.
Gorham, John, 130, 131.
Gorsey, Nicolas, .30.
Gouge, James, petition of, for
Wells, 103, 104.
Gourdon, Jaque, 460.
Government of Province of Maine,
23.
Gowen,
Mrs. Elizabeth (vridow), 177.
Lemuel, 177.
Nicolas, 118.
Grant, Peter, 176.
Graves, Capt., 335.
Gray,
Capt., 4.56, 4.57.
Robert, 176.
Grayham, , .359.
Great Britian, 2-54, 255, 267, 280,
285, 288, 297, 321, 333, 336, 337,
341, 345, 358, 361, 375, 381, 426,
426, 427, 428, 434, 461.
Great Island, fort at, 88; men-
tioned, 160.
Great Pond, 369.
Greenleaf,
Capt., 92.
Daniel, petition for Isle of
Shoals, 220; mentioned, 221.
Stephen, 13.
Grist mill to be erected by Pep-
perrell, 248, 249.
Groton, 46, 47, 54, 56, 65, 77, 78,
79.
Gubtail, Thomas, 176.
Gugch, Mr., 277.
Gulf of St. Lawrence, 368, 427.
Gullison, Mr., 1.
Gumer, Richard, 219.
Gunnison,
Elihu, 43, 176, 455.
Elisha, 31.
Gustin, John, 387.
Gyles, John, letter of, 355, 356,
442, 456.
H
Hackins, Thomas, 33.
Haines, Thomas, 362.
Haley, , widow, 175.
Hall,
, 432.
Daniel, 347.
Capt. Nathaniel, 47, 48, 49, 56,
61, 62.
Haly, William, 387.
Hambleton, Gabriel, 176.
Hamborough, 254.
Hamilton,
Duchess of, 368.
Duke of, 360, 368, 369, 371.
Hammond,
Capt., 58, 65.
Maj. Joseph, letters of, 443, 445,
petition of, 95, 233, 234, 235;
mentioned, 21, 96, 203, 248,
250, 351, 455.
Hammons, Mrs. , widow, 175.
Hampshire, 56.
Regiment, 35.
West, 209.
Hampton, 26, 428.
Harleoo, Frances, 177.
Harmon,
Capt., , 325, 329.
Johnson, 309, 310, 330, 469, 470,
474.
Joseph, 455, 473.
Harris, Job, 387.
Harry Sicket River, 473.
Hart,
Elias, 387.
.Joseph, 443,
Mrs. Joseph, 443.
Hartford, 180, 189.
Harvard College, 126.
Hatch, Samuel, 203.
Hatfield, 180, 322.
Hathorne, see Hawthorne.
Haverhill, 24, 25, 36, 46, 47, 54, 56,
64, 248.
Hawkins, , 22.
Hawthorne, John, 120, 130, 131,
135, 157.
Heard, Capt. , .329.
Heard's Garrison, 77.
Heath, Capt. Joseph, relieved of
his command, 247; letter of,
446, 447 ; mentioned, 470, 473.
Hemp, 184, 212, 269, 344, 345, 349.
Henderson, Ebenezer, 366.
Henrietta Maria, Lady, 426.
Henry VII, 426.
Hesh, George, 34.
Heth, see Heath.
Higginson, John, 213, 362, 365.
Hill,
, 237, 289.
INDEX
485
Hill,
Jno., 29, 34, 35, 250.
John, 9G, 174, 176, 177, 208.
Joseph, petition of, 215; taxes
remitted, 217; mentioned, 203,
388, 424, 435.
Zacriha, 44.
Hilton,
Richard, 210.
Waldron, 282.
Winthrop, journal of, 140, 141,
142; mentioned, 210, 242, 244,
245, 302.
William, letters of, 473, 474;
mentioned, 428.
Hinckley, Thomas, 70, 85.
Hinks, Mr. — , 178.
Hobby, Mr. — , 12.
Hogg Island, 452, 453.
Hold, Eben, 387.
Holden, Stephen, petition of, 77.
Holland, 2.54.
Holmes, Thomas, 177.
Hood, Thomas, escaped prisoner,
172.
Hooke,
Capt. — , 65.
Francis, 21, 29.
Hooper, Thomas, 175.
Hopkinson, William, 16.
Hornabrook, John, reported dev-
astation by Indians, 179.
Huhard, Mr. — , 329.
Hudson, Jonathan, 362.
Hudson River, 89.
Hudson's Bay, 86.
Company, 86.
Hunckings, Mark, 304.
Hunking, Capt. — , 342.
Hunlen, Hend, 322.
Hunnewell,
Charles, 16.
Richard, 11.
Ilutchings,
Thomas, 106, 167.
Benjamin, petition of, 186.
Jonathan, 186.
Hutchinson,
Edward, letter of, 449; men-
tioned, 352, 354, 371.
Eliakim, 74, 94, 96, 120, 124, 130.
Elisha, 85, 92, 96, 97, 120, 123,
130, 244, 246.
Indians, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 16,
17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,
29, 35, 38, 39, 40, 45, 48, 50, 51,
52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 63,
64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 77, 79, 82,
83, 90, 92, 98, 100, 101, 103, 110,
114, 115, 117, 122, 124, 125, 133,
134, 138, 140, 141, 142, 145, 150,
151, 152, 153, 157, 160, 163, 164,
165, 170, 172, 178, 179, 180, 181,
183, 186, 189, 199, 210, 211, 215,
227, 241, 243, 245, 252, 254, 256,
259, 260, 263, 269, 274, 275, 277,
279, 284, 289, 291, 293, 296, 297,
301, 302, 308, 315, 316, 317, 318,
321, 326, 327, 329, 330, 332, 334,
336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 342, 344,
355, 356, 358, 363, 364, 367, 369,
370, 371, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379,
380, 381, 382, 429, 432, 440, 442,
443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449,
451, 452, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458,
459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465.
friendly, 8, 9, 38, 61, 78, 110, 134,
185, 254.
Ingersol)
Ingerson J ' '
Elisha, 387.
George, letter of, 15; mentioned,
31, 43, 362.
Instructions,
for messengers to Albany, 38.
for Moodey, Capt. Samuel, 332.
for Swayne, Jeremiah, 54.
Ipswich, 9, 36, 79.
Ireland, 419; the Rapparees of,
152.
Iron, 256.
Island Breton, 427, 428.
Isle of Shoals, French shallop near,
156; petition of, 218; poverty
at, 219; a preacher desired at,
220; a larger part of in New
Hampshire, 221; help for and
minister's support sent to, 221.
Jackson, Thomas, petition of,
102, 103.
Jacob, George, 299, 300.
Jamaica, 134, 148, 149, 198.
James,
I, 211, 426, 437.
II, 343, 359, 369.
Capt. , 245.
Jaffrey \ ,, „ lo 040
Jeffries / ^^- ' ^^^' ^^•
David, petition of, 287, 288.
George, 146, 259, 282.
Nathan, 229.
Jaffryl, George, 342.
486
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Jersey, 211.
Jesuits, the, 51, 125, 337, 374, 382,
440, 447, 458, 459, 462, 463, 464,
465.
Jewett, Nehemiah, 96, 97, 107, 119,
120, 124, 139.
John, Capt. , (Indian), 452,
453, 457.
John's Island, 87.
Johnson,
Samuel, 174, 175.
Sanni, 107.
Jones,
Capt. , 466.
, of Spurwink River, 178.
Daniel, 175.
Ricliard, 347, 387.
Jordan,
Jeditliah, 175.
Jeremiah, 160.
Mrs. Jeremiah, 235.
Journal of Hilton, Winthrop, 140,
141, 142.
Jovis, 52.
K
Kelly, Elisha, 219.
Kennebec, 275, 302, 336, 357, 464.
Indians, 45, 315, 363, 446.
River, 87, 156, 190, 294, 307, 345,
348, 349, 354, 355, 309, 370, 380,
389, 428, 449, 450, 470, 471,473.
Kennebunk River, 108.
Kenting, Isaac, 44.
Key, Andrew, 177.
King,
John, 175, 387.
Richard, 307.
Kirk, Sir David, 426, 427.
Kittery, notified of a petition to
divide the town, 105; title of
uncertain, 108; garrison at
decayed, 118; on sustaining a
minister at, 118, 119, 307;
selectmen of, 176, 208; ferry
at, 206; desired taxes abated,
207, 208; taxes abated, 223,
224, 234; Pepperrell to build
a mill at, 248, 249; boundaries
of, 312, 313; fort to be built
at, 467; mentioned, 13, 20, 21,
77, 92, 90, 186, 233, 247, 288,
399, 404, 455, 467.
Kye, John, 455.
Laiten, , goodman, 176.
Lake,
Sir Bibye, memorial of, 352;
lands claimed by, 354, 359, 369;
mentioned, 370, 371.
Thomas, 352, 353.
Lamprey River, 330.
Lancaster, troops sent to, 8; In-
dians at, 186.
Lane,
Capt. , 319, 325, 327, 329.
John, letters of, 325, 326, 3.57.
Larrabee } n ■ ■ cto n-ro oo^-t
Larriby J ^enjamm, 273, 278, 387.
Benjamin jr., 387.
Lathrop, , 236.
Lawrence,
Capt. , 194, 198.
Mr. , 34.
Robert, 43.
Leather, 256.
Lee, Mrs. , her child ex-
changed, 59.
Leerpoot, 245.
Le Flibu, 190.
Leighton,
Col. , 406, 410, 413.
John, 208, 351, 424, 435.
William, 455.
Letters,
of Adams, J., 400.
of Addington, Isaac, 73, 294, 295.
of Andrews, Elisha, 15.
of Appleton, Samuel, 12.
of Assembly of Maryland, 67.
of Bane, Joseph, 338, 339.
of Bane, Lewis, 448.
of Bridger, John, 266, 272, 298,
383, 397, 417, 422, 424.
of Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, 321.
of Converse, James, 98.
of Coram, Edward, 342.
of Craggs, J., 441.
of Danforth, Thomas, 22.
of Davis, Silvanus, 32, 34, 37, 40,
43, 48, 60; and others, 14.
of Dudley, Joseph, 125, 145, 150,
157, 160, 179, 184, 189, 198, 229,
231, 243, 250, 251, 265, 278, 286,
289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 317, 319,
320, 332, 334, 335, 338.
of William, 238, 244.
of Dufcolliaun, Capt. , 229,
of Dummer, Jeremiah, 348, 394,
449.
of Dummer, William, 468, 469,
471, 474, 476.
of Fletcher, Pendleton, 466.
of Frost, Charles, and others, 20.
of governor and council, 11.
INDEX
48Y
Letters,
of Gyles, John, 355, 356, 442,
456.
of Hammond, Joseph, 443, 445.
of Harmon, Johnson, 470.
of Heath, Joseph, 446.
of Hilton, William, 473.
of Hutchinson, Edward, 449.
of Lane, John, 325, 357.
of Littlefield, Josiah, 276, 277,
278.
of Lowndes, W., 430.
of March, John, 242.
Martyn, Kichard, and others, 67.
of Minot, John, 446, 447.
of Moody, Samuel, 274, 275, 290,
291, 300, 301, 302, 310, 315, 316,
317, 339, 462, 463, 464.
of Noyes, Thomas, 272.
of Penhallow, 472.
of Pepperrell, William jr., 467.
of Pike, Robert, 24, 25, 273.
of Plaisted, Elisha, .326.
of Plaisted, Ichabod, 32S, 329.
of Prout, Joseph, 58.
of Rale, Sabastian, .334.
of Robinson, Andrew, 292.
of Roisted, Ichabod, and others,
209, 210.
of Romer, Wolfgang William,
157, 159, 160.
of Scottow, Thomas, 10.
of Selectmen of Berwick, 104.
of Shannon, Nathaniel, 432.
of Shcafe, Sampson, 349, .351.
of Sherborn, Samuel, 20.
of Shute, Samuel, 363, 374.
of Smart, Capt., 433.
of soldiers, 19.
of Southack, Cyprian, 430, 431.
of Stoughton, William, 110, 111,
114, 117.
of Stuck ley, Charles, 2.39, 240.
of Swayne, Jeremiah, 56, 64, 65,
76.
of Thompson, William, 371.
of Usher, John, 303, 304, 306.
of Vaughan, George, 331, 440,
441.
of Vaughan, William, 9,
of Wainwright, Francis, 236, 238,
245.
of Waldron, Richard, 9, 322, 323,
324, 325, 327, 330.
of Walton, Shadrach, 178.
of Walton, Thad, 308.
of Weems, James, 1, 16.
of Wentworth, John, 240, 242,
429, 457, 459, 465.
of West, Richard, 436, 440.
Letters, continued.
of Westbrook, Thpmas, 40S, 471.
of Wheelwright, John, 325, 326,
454, 455.
of Whittemore, Pela, 2.33.
of Willard, Josiah, 476.
of Wyman, Jacob, 107, 108.
Leverett, John, 81, 86, 93, 94, 95,
99, 102, 103, 104, 244, 246.
Libbe,
David, 174.
Matthew. 174.
Limerick, Earl of, 98.
Linen, 256, 257.
Lines, Joseph, 108.
Lisbon, 180.
Little River, 407.
Littlefield, Josiah, letters of, 276,
277, 278; mentioned, 203, 274,
275, 289, 290, 291, 293, 302, 303.
Livingston, Robt.. 52.
Llewellin, John, 69.
Logwood, 254.
London, 114, 255, .344, 440, 441, 451.
Admiralty Office, 372.
Swan, the, 351.
Temple Gate, 351.
Treasury Chambers, 430.
Water Lane, 351.
Whitehall, 90, 210, 271, 349, .390,
441.
Longfellow, , 289.
Lord,
Jno'., 29.
Martha, widow, 176.
Thomas, 37.
Lothrop, Barnabas, 130.
Lovell,
John, .387.
Simon, 387.
Lowle, Mr. , 242.
Lowndes, W., letters of, 425, 430.
Luffkin, Jacob, 84.
Lumber, 95, 156, 253, 254, 255, 256,
361.
Lynde, Joseph, 120, 123, 130.
Lynn, 2, 66.
M
Maciianeok, 52.
Machligh, Pen, 52.
Mackerill, 256.
Macplieadris \ Capt. Archibald,
Mapheden J 399, 405, 409, 410,
411, 41.5, 416.
MadochawHHidoe, 31.
Magellan's Strait, 212.
iSIaliikanders, the, 50.
Maine, vindication of the rights of
488
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Massachusetts to, 388; men-
tioned, 11, 2;3, 29, 31, 40, 45, 60,
73, 76, 77, 88, 90, 98, 124, 125,
127, 145, 151, 152, 156, 157, 159,
167, 181, 185, 189, 209, 215, 202,
348, 349, 350, 357, 367, 308, 371,
372, 373, 383, 384, 389, 392, 393,
400, 408, 414, 415, 416, 418, 419,
421, 436, 437.
Melem, Joseph, 362.
Manufactures, 256, 257, 269.
Maquas, the, 38, 50, 65, 181, 191,
211, 279, 280, 303, .336.
Marblehead, 37, 66, 157, 261, 262,
303, 364, 452, 454.
March, John, petition of, 164, 167;
commander at Casco Bay, 164;
amount of his losses, 165, 166;
petition granted, 167; letterof,
242; mentioned, 24, 25, 1.50,
187, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244.
Mariner,
Adam, 387,
James, .362, 387.
Joseph, 362.
Marion, Joseph, 362.
Marks,
of Bethen, Rich, 366.
of Gilbert, Joseph, 366.
of Oakman, Tobias, 362.
of Pearce, George, 452.
of Pearce, John, 454.
of Tucker, Lewis, 362.
Marlborough, 180.
Marshall, Capt. , 2.
Marston, Benjamin, 36, 362.
Martha's Vineyard, 181.
Martin,
Elizabeth, 453, 454.
Mrs. Elizabeth, .363.
Samuel, 303, 451, 4.54.
Martineco, 330.
Marty n, Richard, letter of, 67.
Mary, Queen, 46, 62, 68, 200, 388.
Maryland, assembly of, 67; men-
tioned, 89, 91.
Mason, Capt. , 121, 185.
Mass at night and morning, 153.
Massachusetts,
the right of her government of
Maine vindicated, 388; men-
tioned, 18, 23, 70, 79, 80, 82, 88,
90, 92, 95, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103,
105, 100, 119, 128, 136, 143, 146,
148, 155, 160, 161, 162, 164, 172,
187, 198, 204, 205, 207, 210, 211,
213, 215, 220, 223, 2-33, 246, 249,
251, 252, 253, 268, 259, 266, 271,
273, 281, 286, 287, 307, 310, 311,
313, 329, 350, 351, 358, 361, 367,
368, 369, 383, 384, 386, 389, 390,
391, 392, 393, 394, 401, 423, 434,
436, 437, 439, 440, 443, 445, 450.
Bay, 88.
Mast fleet, 278, .335.
Masts for navy, 112, 116, 156, 160,
200, 209, 210, 211, 228, 266, 267,
268, 270, 280, 281, 283, 284, 288,
298, 305, 343, 345, 349, 350, .384,
395, 402, 405, 408, 409, 411, 419,
420, 424, 425, 436.
Mather,
Mrs. Anne, 352, 371.
Increase, .352, 371.
Mathews, Daniel, 66.
Matsequeet, 52.
Matthews, Capt. , 282.
Meadows, Ph., 91.
Medford, 64, 250, 286.
Meeting house, government aid to
build, 103, 104, 203, 314.
Mellanson, Peter, 461, 462.
Memorials,
of Coram, Thomas, 357, 361.
of Kittery, 307.
of Lake, Sir Bibye, 352, .354.
of New England to reduce Can-
ada, 211, 212, 213.
Meregock, 466.
Merrenn, Philip, 30.
Merrimac River. 51, 179, 358, 423,
4.58, 459.
Merry Meeting Bay, 369, ,370, 446.
Mico, Mr. , 258, 420,
Middlesex,
County, 69, 92, 119.
lower regimert, 3, 35, 36, 47, 47.
upper regiment, 35, 36, 46, 47.
Mill to be erected by Pepperrell,
24^*
Mill Creek, 28.
Mills, James, 387,
Minas, 237, 241, 245, 462,
Ministers, aided by the govern-
ment, 103, 104, 118, 119, 128,
129, 169, 173, 187, 188, 202, 203,
314, 315; not maintained in
some places, 264, 265, 266;
arrested, 265; on settling one
in Kittery, 307,
Minot, John, letter of, 446.
Misconcus,
Harbor, 452, 4.53.
Island, 364, 465, 453, 4.54.
Island, Round Pond, 454.
River, 452, 453.
^lississippi River, 211.
Mitchell, - — -, widow, 174.
Moa Chamor, John, 219.
Mogg, 341.
nSTDEX
489
Moggeridge, John, 175.
Mohawks, the, 295, 355, 356.
Mohegans, the, 5,
Molasses, 254, 260.
Montreal, 180, 189, 190, 263, 264,
279, 280, 295, 321, 336.
Moody,
Capt. Samuel, 274, 275, 290, 291,
300, 301, 302, 310, 315, 316, 317,
462, 463, 464, 465,
Rev. Samuel, 129, 187, 188, 314,
315.
More,
, widow, 176.
Jacob, 47.
Morrell, Nicholas, 174.
Moses, Eleazer, 316, 339, 366.
Moulton, Joseph, 455.
Mount Desert, 471.
Bay, 471.
Mourswaggen Bay, 369.
Moxis, 145, 341.
wife of, 31.
MuUins, Richard, 428.
Munjoy, Peletiah, 387.
Musconcus Bay, 87.
Musset, Thomas, 174.
Mystic, 64.
N
Nantasket, 237.
Narragansett, 100.
Nason,
Baker, 176.
Benjamin, petition of, lOG; peti-
tion granted, 107.
John, 176.
Sarah, captured and ransomed,
106; cost of same, 107.
Nathaniel, Capt., (an Indian), 326,
327, 340.
Natick, 9.
Naremkege, 305.
Naval stores, 211, 212, 218.
Neagnamker, 355.
Neaguamer, 370,
Neal, Andrew, 177.
Neff, William, 29.
Negmomkey Island, 355.
Negnesseg, 354.
Negroes, trade in, 257, 282.
Neguamcott, 370.
Negueasitt, 354.
Negwegseg, 369.
Nelson,
Mrs. , widow, 174.
John, 97.
Nequeasitt, 369.
New Bristol, 5.
New Castle, 157, 182, .300, 303, 305,
307.
Bridge, 159.
Ferry, 159,
fort at, 158, 150, 178, 189, 261,
262, 306, 338.
New Dartmouth, 1,
New England, 18, 52, 82, 91, 92,
119, 136, 162, 187, 198, 201, 205,
213, 215, 220, 223, 251, 268, 271,
273, 278, 280, 286, 287, 299, 304,
307, 310, 321, 335, 338, 342, 343,
346, 348, 349, 350, 351, 353, 354,
355, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 367,
370, 271, 372, .373, 383, 384, 386,
388, 389, 425, 428, 431, 433, 434,
437, 439, 441, 451, 460.
New Hampshire, 45, 72, 75, 76, 88,
95. 96, 97, 99, 100, 11.3, 116, 117,
146, 147, 148, 155, 150, 157, 158,
161, 195, 196, 197,211, 221, 230,
251, 2.57, 258, 259, 260, 261, 271,
281, 304, 305, 307, 310, 329, 338,
348, 349, 3.50, .351, 408, 409, 412,
414, 415, 416, 419, 465, 466.
New Harbor, 31.
New Jersey, 89.
New Plymouth, see Plymouth,
Mass.
New Town, fort at, 87, 88.
New York, 89, 90, 91, 99, 100, 100,
112, 114, 116, 117, 121, 147, 181,
195, 211, 280, 451, 453.
Newbury, 3, 4, 13, 24, 164, 186, 272,
325.
Newfoundland, 86, 253, 335, 337.
Newichawannock, 2, 25, 46, 47, 54,
72, 140, 312, 325, 407, 458, 459.
River, 108.
Nicholson, Col. , 280, 302, 306,
374, 427, 428.
Noice, see Noyes.
Norbouro, John, 212.
Norden, Nathaniel, 452, 454.
Norridgewock, 161, 274, 336, 374,
442, 446, 449, 456, 463, 474.
North, Sir Francis, 393, 400.
North America, 260, 264, 297, 342,
345, 347, 394, 416, 426, 430.
North Carolina, 90, 91.
North Hampton, 189.
North Yarmouth, light at, 37, 38,
45; garrison at, 38, 472; men-
tioned, 11, 14, 40, 41, 42, 45,
386.
Norton, Joshua, 474.
Norway timber, ;'.50.
Nottingham, Lord, 149.
32
490
DOCUlVIENTARy HISTORY
Nova Scotia, 85, 98, 122, 211, 212,
213, 279, 342, 343, 34G, 348, 3G7,
371, 372, 373, 374, 388, 414, 426,
427, 428, 429, 431, 433, 451.
Noyes, "I Col. Thomas, letter of.
Noise / 272 ; mentioned, 47, 56, 65,
342, 474.
O
Oaks, 211, 415,
Oakes,
Jno., 66.
Thomas, 139, 214, 217, 221, 223,
234, 235.
Oakman, Tobias, 362.
Oil, 254, 256.
Oliver, Thomas, 249.
Oneydes, the, 50.
Onnondages, the, 50.
Onondage,
fort at, 89.
county, 89.
Order,
to raise soldiers, 3.
relating to the Maquas, 4.
for Church to hire Indians, 5.
for Stanton to procure aid, 5.
for relief of frontier towns, 6.
to encourage volunteei's, 7.
for strengthening the frontier
towns, 8.
relating to friendly Indians, 8.
for men and horses, 35.
to take names of newcomers
from the east, 36.
regarding deserters, 37.
to'Capt. John Alden, 40, 61.
to Maj. Benj, Church, 61.
to Capt. Simon Willard, 62.
relating to Swayne and the sol-
diers, 70, 72.
in relation to paying soldiers, 74.
for conference at Pemaquid, 138.
for a committee to prepare a
memorial to the queen, 139,
in favor of Mrs. Jordan, 235.
Orford, Edward, Earl of, 342, 345.
Ornbury, Lord, 148.
Ossipee, 04, 66.
Otis, Capt. , 246.
Ottoa, Will, 44.
Owen, Joshua, 44.
Oyster Eiver, 13, 26, 57, 65, 77,
324, 330.
Packer, Tuomas, 415.
Paino, Samuel, 30.
Pall, John, 174,
Pallmer, Jno., 43,
Palmer, Miss, , 175,
Mrs,, widow, 175.
Palmer's Island, .59, 60.
Pancake Hill, 364.
Papooduck, garrison at, 473.
Paris, 110.
Parker, Col. , 136.
James jr, 79.
Josiah, petition of, 78, 79.
Phineas, ransomed, 79.
Partridge) ^, ..^o
Patridge / ^°*- ' •^'^^•
Lieut,-Gov, , 146, 155,
Mr, , 367.
Samuel, 124, .321, 322.
William jr., 136.
Pascataqua, .see Piscataqua.
Passamaquoddy, 318.
Pattin, David, petition of, 63,
Paul, William, 175,
Peace,
of Arrowsic, 377, 380, 381, 446,
of Utrecht, 374, 381, 427, 433,
see also Treaties.
Pearce,
Elizabeth, 453,
George, deposition of, 451, 452;
mai-k of, 4.52; mentioned, 453.
John, depositions of, 364, 365,
452, 454; mark of, 454; men-
tioned, 453,
Richard sen,, 364, 4.53,
Richard jr., deposition of, 363,
364, .365; mentioned, 4.52, 453.
Pease, price of, 75.
Peat, Robert, 448.
Pedrick, Norden, 454.
Pegue, 3.55, 356.
Pegwacket, see Pigwacket.
Peirce, Daniel, 123, 130, 131.
Pejepscot, 309, 448.
Pemaquid,
fort at, seized, 1; garrison at, 16,
17; the chief frontier of the
province, 90; no fort needed
there, 113, 114, 117; fort to be
rebuilt, 125; concerning the
building of a fort at, 1.30, 131,
132, 133, 135, 137; order for a
conference at, 138; representa-
tives disapprove of fort at, 138;
committee appointed to pre-
pare an address on, 139; favor-
able place for a settlement, 156;
opposition to building fort at,
169, 170, 183, 199, 225, 226, 227;
mentioned, 19, 31, 48, 49, 66,
87, 98, 128, 161, 373, 380, 453,
472.
INDEX
491
Pemaquid Fresh River, 364.
River, 87, 256, 300, 364.
Penacook, 9, 24, 25.
Penhallow,
Mr. , 282, 456.
John, letter of, 472, 473; men-
tioned, 475, 476.
Samuel, 385.
Pennsylvania, 89, 91, 211.
Penobscot, 134, 180, 180, 270, 300,
301, 302, 318, 336, 357, 366, 461,
464, 471.
Indians, 145, 327, 456.
River, 450.
Pepperrell, William, given liberty
to build a mill, 248; petition
of, 248; petition granted, 249;
letter of, 467; mentioned, 208,
455.
Pequakett, see Pigwacket.
Pequots, the, 5.
Perpudock, 178.
Petisson, Daniel, 374.
Petitions,
of Austin, Samuel, 80, 81.
of Bane and Ilill, 215.
of Bane, Joseph, 136, 137, 162,
163.
of Bane, Lewis, 187, 188, 311, 312,
01Q gig
of Beal, Arthur, 213, 215.
of Briar, William, 205, 206, 207.
of Converse, James, 99, 100, 101,
102.
of Day, John, and others, 63.
of Dummer, Jeremy, 18, 19.
of Falmouth, 361, 362, 386.
of German, John, 143, 144.
of Gill and Hutchins, 186.
of (iouge, James, for Wells, 103,
104.
of Gowen and Plaisteed, for Kit-
tery and York, 118.
of Hammond, Josei)h, and oth-
ers, 95.
of Hammond, Joseph, for Kit-
tery, 233, 234, 235.
of Ilolden, Stephen, 77, 78.
of Isles of Shoales, 218, 220.
of Jackson, Thomas, 102, 103.
of Jeffries, David, 287, 288.
of Kittery, 207.
of Limerick, Earl of, answered,
08.
of March, John, 164, 167.
of Mason, Benjamin, 106, 107.
of Parker, Josiah, 78, 79.
of Pepperrell, William, 248, 249.
of Phillips and Converse, 82, 83.
Petitions, continued.
of Preble, Abraham, for York,
128.
of Wellington, J., and others,
385.
of Wells, 172, 173, 201, 202, 204,
215, 221, 223.
of Willis, Thomas, 286, 287.
of Wilson, John, 02, 93, 119, 120.
of York, 167, 168, 204, 205, 215,
221, 223.
Petty Causo, 451.
Phillips,
Col. , 432.
John, petition of, 82, 83; men-
tioned, 1.30.
Capt. Timothy, 84.
™PPHMr. ,183,197.
Phips I ' '
Richard, 29.
Capt. Samuel, 95, 96, 138.
Timothv, 84.
Williani, 121.
Phores, Aaron, 175.
Pickernell, James, 174.
Pigwacket, fort at, 141, 142; men-
tioned, 25, m, 187, 302.
Pike, Robert, letters of, 24, 25, 273,
275; mentioned, 0, 26, 40, 289.
Pines, 211, 266, 404, 405, 408, 409,
414, 419, 424, 425.
Piracy, 112, 113, 116.
Pirates, 42, 116, 193, 194, 357, 377.
Piscataqua,
fort at, 88, 95, 113, 117, 148, 156,
199, 200, 225, 226, 227; men-
tioned, 7, 40, J 02, 140, 181, 182,
102, 220, 230, 252, 288, 204, 301,
302, 318, 310, 340, 307, 405, 400,
411.
River, 88, 05, 189, 200, 225, 227,
389, 409.
Pitcli, 212, 266, 269, 343, 345, 349.
I'lacentia, 86, 333, 336, 337.
I'laisted,
Mr. , 258, 267, 369, 305, 306,
320.
Elisha, letter of, 326; mentioned,
3-25, 326, 327, 328, 329, 331, 455.
Icliabod, letters of, 328, 329;
mentioned, 96, 174, 176, 177,
326, 328, 330.
James, 118.
J no., 327.
Samuel, deposition of, 415; men-
tioned, 300. 407.
Plowman, Capt. , 102, 193.
Plymoutli, Kngland, 211.
Council, 358, 437.
492
DOCUMBNTAEY HISTORY
Plymouth, Mass., 5, 6, 50, 52, 61,
62, 368, 388, 393, 394, 401.
soldiers, 56.
Poare, Lieut. , 274.
Pollexfen, John, 91.
Poubrook, 108.
Ponkapoag, 9.
Popple, William, 373, 417, 426, 430,
431, 434.
Population, average increase of,
253.
Pork purchased by the govern-
ment, 160, 233, 235; spoiled,
57, 58, 233; given to Indians,
341.
Port Royal,
fort at, 181, 190, 236, 2-37, 241,
374; mentioned, 153, 156, 179,
212, 229, 238, 243, 244, 256, 260,
279, 294, 305, 333, 337, 366, 461.
Narrows, 247.
Portsmouth, 25, 64, 67, 76, 128, 219,
240, 272, 324, 327, 330, 331, 415,
416, 418, 424, 429, 432, 457, 458,
459, 468, 469, 472.
Portugal, 405, 411.
Poveley, Samuel, 362.
Povey, Thomas, 194.
Powder Duty, the, 262, 288.
Pownds, Capt. , 33, 34.
Pratt, Eben, 387.
Preble,
Abraham, his petition for Kit-
tery, 128, 129; mentioned, 168.
351, 424, 435, 455.
Abraham jr., 313.
Caleb, 455.
Prentice, Thomas, order to, 8, 9.
Presumpscot River, 386.
Prices of grain, 75.
Prichard, John, 387.
Priests, 19, 151, 337, 451, see also
friars.
Prine, Samuel, 30.
Prior, Matthew, 91.
Privateers, 48, 60, 154, 181, 193, 195,
197, 212, 284, 309.
Probee, Matthew, 351.
Procter, Samuel, 387.
Proneybeage Pond, 313.
Proposals for a convention, 26; of
Coram and Thomas, 345; of
Massachusetts Commissioners
to Indians, 50.
Prosaway, 448.
Proselyting, Bigot accused of, 109.
Prout,
Ebenezer, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 22, 23,
24, 36, .37, 39, 46, 47, 69, 71, 72,
73, 74, 75.
Prout, continued.
Joseph, letter of, 58; mentioned,
36, 61.
Pullen, Richard, 362, 388.
Puncapaugs, 9.
Purpooduck, .340.
Pussimscutt Falls, 470.
Pynchon, John, 38, 50, 52, 129.
Q
Quakers, 264, 265.
Quamphegon Falls, 312.
Quaquahalit, 52.
Quebec, 110, 145, 156, 181, 189, 190,
248, 256, 263, 264, 279, 280, 295,
296, 333, 334, 336, 337, 344.
Quochechaw, 92, see Cocheco.
R
RAINSFORDJ j^j j^ ^^ 393, 400.
Ransford J ' '
Rale, Sabastian, letter of, 334.
Rates levied to pay soldiers, 75.
Reading, 58.
Rednap "1 Col. , 218, 238, 263,
Redknap J 342.
Rehoboth, 99.
Renaw, , 332.
Report of Council in relation to
the forts, 86; concerning the
boundaries, 97; concerning the
rebuilding of Pemaquid, 130,
131, 132, 135.
Return of the laying out the
bounds of Kittery, 312.
Rhode Island, 89, 91, 100, 101, 113,
116, 153, 154, 182, 191, 194, 260,
335, 418, 429.
Riall, Mr. , 34.
Rice, 254, 260.
Richardson,
Richard. 387.
Samuel, 387.
Richmond's Island, 78, 325, 326,
327.
Riddell, Capt. , 251, 278, 280,
281.
Ripley, Peter, 31.
River Indians, 50, 52.
River of Canada, 193, 348, 349,451;
see also St. Lawrence River.
River St. Croix, 87.
Roads, Thomas, 66.
Roberts,
William, 387.
W^illiam jr., 175.
Robie, William, 36.
INDEX
493
Robinson,
, 432.
Capt. Andrew, letter of, 292;
mentioned, 319, 323, 325, 327,
328, 329.
Rochelle, 337, 428.
Rochfort, 428.
Rogers, John, 174.
Roisted, Ichabod, 210.
Rome, 110.
Romer, Wilhelm Wolfgang, letter
of, 157, 159; mentioned, 87, 88,
113, 122, 12G, 148, 151, 153, 156,
IGl, 170, 183, 184, 196, 263.
Rosin, 212, 343, 349.
Round, Mark, 387.
Round Pond, 364, 454.
Rouse, Capt. , 335.
Rouseck Island, see Arrowsic.
Rouley, 13.
Roxbury, 36.
Royal, .Jacob, 362, 388.
RoyaFs River, 473.
Russell, James, 37, 73, 76, 120, 123,
129.
Russock, 369.
Rye, price of, 75, 76.
S
Sable Island, 427, 429.
Saco,
attacked, 152, 178; fort at, 37,
88, 109, 136, 142, 152, 163, 172,
218, 247, 262, 336, 339, 473;
mentioned, 18, 20, 25, 29, 37,
64, 241, 341.
Falls, 473.
River, 88, 141, 179, 262, 309.
Sagadahoc,
fort at, 15, 16, 87; mentioned, 25,
274, 276, 277, 289, 293, 442.
Island, 87.
Point, 16.
River, 342, 343, 345, 347, 354, 368,
369.
Sales, Capt. , 324.
St. Croix, 151, 156, 180, 343.
River, 87.
St. Estinne, Mons. , 427.
St. George's, 345.
Island, 308.
River, 87, 420.
St. John's Harbor, fort at, 86.
St. John's River, 190.
St. Lawrence River, 212, 344, 427,
428; see also River of Canada.
St. Peters, 333.
Salem, fort at, 261, 262; mentioned,
13, 32, 33, 36, 157, 448.
Salisbury, 24, 26, 186, 474.
Salmon Falls, fort at, 77; men-
tioned, 56, 64, 65, 74, 330.
Saltonstal, Col. , 319.
Sanderson, Jno., 30.
Sargent, Peter, 74, 120, 124, 130.
Savage,
Cajit. Ephraim, 376.
John, 387.
Maj. Tliomas, 38, 50, 52.
Saw Mills, 268, 270, 271, 395, 402,
419, 425.
Scales,
]Mathew, 362, 387.
William, 362, 387.
Scali)s, bounty for, 4, 2.59.
Scarborough, 10, 11, 435.
Schenectady, 89, 90.
Schuyler,
John, 322.
Mynderz, 322.
Pr., 322.
Scotch settlers desired, 156.
Scotland, 257.
Scottow. Thomas, letter of, 10.
Sea Coal, 212, 213.
Seccomb,
John, 362.
Peter, 362.
Senecas j .^q ^80.
Smnekes J '
Sergeant, see Sargent.
Settlements, Committee on, to
l^rosecute, 351.
Sewall,
Hannah, 96.
Samuel, 85, 94, 96, 120, 124, 289,
362.
Shannon, Nathaniel, letter of, 432;
mentioned, 373, 441.
Shapleigh,
John, 174, 176, 177, 208, 444.
Nicholas, 455.
Sheafe,
Mr. , 229, 230.
Sampson, letter of, 349, 351;
mentioned, 74.
Shecanecte, 237.
Sheepscot River, 87, 354, 3G9.
Shepherd, John, 175.
Sherburn, Capt. Samuel, letter of,
26; mentioned, 24.
Shoales, the, 156; see Isle of
Shoales.
Shores, Samuel, 176.
494
DOCUJIENTARY HISTORY
Sliute,
Richard, 387.
Samuel, letters of, 363, 374, 382;
raeutioned, 355, 357, 361, 386,
429, 433, 436, 442, 443, 445, 446,
448, 449, 454, 456, 462, 463, 464,
465.
Sincler, John, 421.
Shackkook Indians, 50.
Skillen, Benjamin, 387.
Small Point, garrison at, 475.
Small, Samuel, 174.
Smart, Capt. , letter of, 433.
Smith,
- — , 34, 282.
Capt. , 156.
John, of Falmouth, 362, 388.
Maj. Joseph, 147.
William, 177.
Snell, Thomas, 387.
Snow,
Benjamin, 45.
Henry, 176.
Soldiers, wages of, 2, 3; an order
to raise, 3, 4; Indians hired,
4, 5; ordered to frontier towns,
8, 9, 10; at Cochecho, 13; at
Falmouth, 14; sent to North
Yarmouth, 14; deserted, 29,
34; rohbed, 33; deserted from
Saco, 37, 39; sent to Wells, 39:
town to supply those stationed
there, 39; sent eastward, 40;
deserted from North Yar-
mouth, 40; go to Boston and
Falmouth, 41, 42, 44; order for
posting, 46, 47; where sta-
tioned, 47; to he improved, 54,
55; need clothing, 59; to be
conveyed to Casco by John
Alden, 01; under Capt. Church,
01; some to be dismissed, 70,
71; names to be taken, 70;
order relating to their pay, 74;
rates levied for their pay, 75;
where located, 76, 77, 92; quar-
tered on Samuel Austin, 80;
force to be kept on the fron-
tier, 124, 125, 126, 127, 131, 135;
bill for supplying, 127; where
lodged, 161, 162; at Castle
Island, 171; some to be dis-
missed, 171; inducements to,
180; regulars needed, 181;
Dudley asked the General
Court to raise more, 185;
prices iiaid Indians, 185; cost
of ferrying at Kittery, 206;
ferrying at York, 214; failure
of expedition to Port Royal,
236, 238; desertions, 244, 246;
many employed, 269; snow-
shoe men, 272, 273; standing
armies, 279; dismissed, 319,
320; to become settlers, 344,
347, 367, 371; should be re-
tained at the east, 466; de-
serted, 466; the experienced
remained, 470; killed acci-
dentally, 470, 475.
Soper, Joseph, 84.
South Carolina, 90, 93.
Southack, Cyprian, letter of, 430;
memorial of, 326; mentioned,
82, 143, 158, 242, 428.
Southwell, E., 304.
Spain, 254, 405, 409, 411.
Speeches of Dudley, Joseph, 124,
133, 134, 162, 185, 209, 217, 225,
228, 232, 235, 248, 296, 297, 302.
Sprague, Samuel, 85.
Springfield, 180.
Spruce, 211.
Spurwink,
garrison at, 473; mentioned, 49,
357.
River, 178, 435.
Stacy, William, 177.
Stagegut Point, 88.
Stair Falls, 313.
Stamford, Thomas Gray, Earl of,
91.
Stanton, John, ordered to procure
aid, 5.
Stapell, James, 174.
Staple, John, 174.
Steel, Capt. , 160.
Stepney, George, 91.
Sterling, William Alexander, Earl
of, 427.
Stevens,
Abraham, desired help, 187, 188.
Place, 387.
Stimpson, Mr. , 473.
Stockbridge, Samuel, 470.
Stone, Daniel, 177.
Stootly, .see Stucley.
Storer,
J no., 455.
Joseph, 203.
Story, Joseph, 18.
Stoughton, William, 92, 106, 111.
Stover, John, 299.
Stucley, Capt. Charles, letters oti
239, 240, 241, 282; mentioned,
231, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244,
246.
Studley, Capt. , 306.
INDEX
495
Subercase, Daniel Auger of, me-
morial of, 428; mentioned, 259,
427.
Suffolk County, 09.
South Regiment, 3, 35, 36, 40, 47.
Sugar, 254.
Sugars, Capt. , 102.
Summerset, John, 452, 453.
Sunderland, Lord, 281.
Sutton, Capt. , 231.
Swan Alley, 355, 370.
Swan Island, 449.
Swan Woods, 354.
Swansea, 100, 101, 265.
Swayue > Jeremiah, commissioned
Sweyen > Commander-in-Chief, 45,
54; instructions to, 54; letters
of, 56, 64, 65, 76; mentioned,
70, 72, 73, 74, 127, 139.
Sweden, 350.
Sweet, Jabest, 150.
T
Tai.IiArb, Monsieur de, 334.
Tapanegine, 369.
Tar, 212, 254, 283, 343, 345, 349, 419.
Taxes on trade, 95, 97; on timber,
146, 149; unequal, 253.
Tay, Isaiah, 95.
Taylor,
Mr. , 417.
Serjeant, 150.
Edward, 63.
John, 74.
Teate, Capt. , 278, 285.
Temple, Sir Thomas, 427, 461.
Tere, Ephriam, 44.
Terrisse, Capt. , 145.
Thoils Point, garrison at, 403.
Thomas,
Capt. , 145.
Nathaniel, 120, 123, 140.
Roger, 175.
Rose, 150.
William, 362.
Thompson, William, letters of,
371, 372; his opinion in regard
to settling soldiers, 307, 371.
Thomson,
Bartholomew, 170.
James, 174.
Thorn, Thomas, 456.
Thorndike, Capt. Paul, 37.
Thornton, Timothy, 30, 302, 388.
Thurcom, Thomas, 174.
Tilton, Abraham, 302.
Timber, 90, 146, 149, 155, 200, 228,
258, 266, 207, 343, 345, 360, 394,
395, 401, 402, 405, 406, 409, 410,
411, 413, 416.
Tinney 1 Mrs. , widow, 175.
Tinny J John, 175.
Titco27ib, William, 273.
Tiverton, R. I., 264, 265.
Tobacco, 254.
Tobee, James, 174.
Tcxonock Falls, 355, 370.
Tcconock River, 355, 370.
Tomes, Thomas, 387.
Tompson, , of Berwick, 444,
445.
Tonnage, .see under Duties.
Toogood, Edward, 127, 128.
Topsham, England, 145.
Tossock, 370.
Town River, 447.
Townsend,
Penu, 120, 124, 244, 246.
Solomon, 362.
Townshend, Ellas, 387.
Trade to be restricted, 125.
Trading Houses needed at Casco
and Pemaquid, 133; at Casco,
200, 227.
Traifen, Charles, 186.
Treaties with Indians, 115, 133,
145, 150, 151; see also under
Peace.
Trevanion, Sir Nicholas, 335.
Tripp, Silvanus, 175.
Trow, William, 360.
Tubbs, Benjamin, 177.
Tucker,
Serjt. , 325, 327.
Lewis, 362.
Lewis jr., 175.
Nicholas, 150.
Turbit, Nicholas, 177.
Turfrey,
Capt. George, 109, 172.
L., 132, 136, 137.
Turpentine, 184, 349.
Tyng, Col. , 319.
u
Union of England and Scotland,
257.
Usher, John, letters of, 303, 304,
305, 300; mentioned, 123, 155,
156, 161, 182, 196, 390, 391, 393,
400, 437, 450.
Van Brugh, Pietek, 322.
Vaudreuil, Philippe de Rigaud,
Marquis de, 218, 259, 263, 279,
294, 29.-), 296, 310, 317, 332, 336,
442, 400, 402.
496
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Vaughan,
Col. , 450.
George, letters of, 331, 440, 441;
mentioned, 282, 385, 432.
William, letters of, 9, 07; men-
tioned, 259, 201, 300, 330.
Vearin, John, 16.
Vernon, James, 91, 110, 111, 114,
Vessels,
Arundel, 121.
Bregendene, 32, 33.
Catherine, 433.
Centurion, 179, 182, 189.
Chester, 335.
Crowuation, 100.
Deptford, 239, 240, 246, 251.
Duunige, 335.
Falmouth, 251, 278.
Galley, the, 143, 150, 151, 152,
1.58, 102, 360.
Galley, Charles, 193, 195.
Gospir, 182, 190.
Gosport, 148, 156.
Jersey, 190.
Mary, 40, 01.
New Hampshire, 288.
Reserve, 278.
Saphire, 335.
Six Friends, 102.
Speedwell, 306.
Squirrell, 370, 432, 433, 434.
Trois Amis, La, 433.
Unity, 288.
Vetch, Mr. , 201.
Vilboone "l ^n ,. i n-
Villebon } Chevalier de, 9..
Viny, Abigail, widow, 150.
Virginia, 89, 91, 211, 2.54.
Volunteers, 2, 7, 24; see under
soldiers.
W
Waampichele, 52.
Wadley, William, 176.
Wages of volunteers, 2, 7.
Wagg, Richard, 44.
Wainwright, Francis, letters of,
236, 238, 245; mentioned, 242,
244, 246, 463.
Walcott, Josiah, 352.
Walderon, Mr. , 306.
Waldro, Josiah, 371.
Waldron) , 49, 60.
Waldern J Richard, his daughter
and her child ransomed, 49,
60; letters of, 9, 322, 323, 324,
325, 327, 330, 331, 458, 459;
mentioned, 23, 67, 147, 304,
806.
Walker,
Sir Hovenden, 344.
Samuel, 44.
Walley, John, 70, 94, 123, 130.
Walton,
Shad, letter of, 309.
Col. Thad, letter of, 308; men-
tioned, 310, 319, 320, 474.
Thomas, 362.
Wamastudua, 108.
Wamesit, 9.
Wanton, Col. , 246.
Ware, Mr. , 282.
Warren,
Gilbert, 176.
James, 105.
Wass, John, 387.
Watertown, 385.
Watters, Lattiraore, 454.
Wattkins, Jno., 29.
Waymouth,
Edward, 176.
Timothy, 176.
Waynrite, Mr. , 25.
Webb ) Mrs. William, 150.
Webbe ( Jno., 30.
Webber } Mrs. , 178.
Webour j Nathaniel, 362.
Samuel, 168, 299, 300.
Wedembeseck, 474.
Weems, Capt. James, 1, 2, 11, 16,
20.
Wellington, John, 385.
Wells, soldiers sent to, 39, 92; gar-
rison at. 77, 88, 118, 215, 216,
247, 326, 327, 328; Indians at-
tacked (1700), 92, 152; re-
ceived from government in
supporting minister and build-
ing a meeting house, 103, 104,
118, 119, 173, 202, 203; title of
uncertain, 108; Maj. Hilton at,
142; fort at, 152; desired taxes
abated, 172, 173, 202, 221, 222,
223; Indians attacked (1703),
178; Indian depredations near,
179; pay of commissary at,
247; Capt. Brown relieved of
his command at, 247; peti-
tions, 172, 173, 201, 202, 204,
215, 221, 223; mentioned, 17,
20, 21, 77, 80, 94, 180, 203, 215,
229, 263, 275, 299, 311, 327, 329,
330, 455, 462.
Wells, Lieut. John, 194, 198.
Wentworth,
Ezek., 210.
Hunking, 341.
John, letters of, 429, 457, 459,
465; mentioned, 385.
INDEX
497
Wentworth, William, 150.
West Hampshire, 209.
West Indies, 50, 254, 255, 256, 89,
91.
West,
, 359.
Richard, letters of, 436, 440.
Robert, 369.
Westbrook, Col. Thomas, letter
of, 468, 471; mentioned, 469,
470, 475.
Whales, 256.
Wheat, 75, 212.
Wheelwright,
John, letters of, 325, .326, 454;
report of on the settlement at
Casco Bay, 434, 435; men-
tioned, 18, 107, 108, 172, 203,
287, 313, 327, 340, 351, 424.
Samuel, 18, 21.
Whit, Ann, 186.
White Hills, 6(j.
White, John, 104, 130.
Whitehaven, 151.
Whitmore, , Quartermaster,
64.
Whittaker, Capt. Thomas, 48.
Whittemore, Pela, 233.
Wier, Mr. , 147.
Willard,
Josiah, 352, 363, 38.3, 388, 398,
403, 436, 449, 467, 476.
Capt. Simon, certificate of, 100;
mentioned, 47, 56, 61, 62, 179,
233, 319, 325, 329.
William III, 46, 62, 68, 200, 367,
373, 388, 438, 439, 440.
Williams, Lieut. , 332.
Willimot, Richard, .387.
Willis, Lieut. Thomas, 250.
Wilson,
John, petitions of, 92, 93, 119,
120.
Joseph, 176.
Winchester, Robert, 186.
Wincoln, Capt. , 65.
Winkal, Capt. , 25.
Winnipiseogee, 57, 64, 323.
Winslow, Nathaniel, 387.
Winter Harbor, fort at, 88, 250,
286; garrison at, 473; nxen-
tioned, 178, 245, 340, 342, 357.
Winthrop,
Col. , 449.
Wait, 123.
Wintworth, William, 150; see also
Wentworth.
Wiswell, Capt. Noah, 9, 54, 56, 65.
Wittome, Peter, 177.
Woburn, 36, 58, 92, 98, 100, 101,
107.
Wood Creek, fort at, 279.
Wood Island, fort at, 88.
Woodman, Capt. J no., 77.
Woolens, 184, 2.54, 2-55, 256, 269.
Woster, Moses, 174.
Wounded at Casco fort, 150.
Wright, Capt. , 332.
Wyman, Jacob, letter of, 108.
York,
garrison at, 88, 118, 215, 216,
247; title of uncertain, 108;
desired and received aid from
government in the supi^ort of
a minister, 118, 119, 128,
129, 169, 187, 314, 315; de-
sired taxes remitted, 168, 204,
205; taxes rebated, 168, 205,
221, 222, 223; pay of com-
missary at, 247; Capt. Heath
relieved of the command at,
247; petitions of, 167, 168, 204,
205, 215; mentioned, 20, 21,
137, 149, 186, 215, 299, 300, 313,
319, 320, .327, 330.
County, 95, 202, 234, 249, 299,
311, 312, 393, 394, 400, 401, 415,
416, 421.
Duke of, 343, 359.
Yorksliire, 209.
Young,
John, 302.
Joseph, 107.
-, Benjamin, 105.
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